Yōichi Masuzoe

Yōichi Masuzoe
舛添 要一
Official portrait, 2014
Governor of Tokyo
In office
9 February 2014 – 21 June 2016
MonarchAkihito
Preceded byNaoki Inose
Succeeded byYuriko Koike
President of the New Renaissance Party
In office
23 April 2010 – 22 July 2013
Preceded byHideo Watanabe
Succeeded byHiroyuki Arai
Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare
In office
27 August 2007 – 16 September 2009
Prime Minister
Preceded byHakuo Yanagisawa
Succeeded byAkira Nagatsuma
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2001 – 28 July 2013
ConstituencyNational PR
Personal details
Born (1948-11-29) 29 November 1948
PartyIndependent (since 2013)
Other political
affiliations
LDP (2001–2010)
NRP (2010–2013)
Spouse
(m. 1986; div. 1989)
Children5
Alma mater
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Yōichi Masuzoe (舛添 要一, Masuzoe Yōichi; born 29 November 1948) is a Japanese politician who was elected to the position of governor of Tokyo in 2014 and resigned in June 2016 due to the misuse of public funds. He was previously a member of the Japanese House of Councillors and served as the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare. Before entering politics, he became well known in Japan as a television commentator on political issues.