Hiroshi Nakada
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is the former mayor of Yokohama, Kanagawa in Japan
. A graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University
, he served at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management before working in the House of Councillors in the Diet
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He was first elected mayor of Yokohama in April 2002 after serving in the House of Representatives
in the Diet (national legislature) for three terms since July 1993. He was re-elected in 2006.
He has been compared to Carlos Ghosn
, the visionary CEO of Nissan, whose Revival Plan he emulated and enticed the corporation to relocate to the city with http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/12/news/mayor8.php.
He is longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor
award.
On July 28, 2009, he suddenly submitted his resignation letter to the city assembly chairperson, more than 8 months earlier from the end of his second term in April 2010.
Political career
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. A graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University
Aoyama Gakuin University
, abbreviated AGU, is a Japanese Christian university in Shibuya near Omotesandō, Tokyo, Japan. Aoyama Gakuin University is part of a comprehensive educational institute called Aoyama Gakuin, which includes a kindergarten, an elementary school, junior and senior high schools, and a women's junior...
, he served at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management before working in the House of Councillors in the Diet
Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
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He was first elected mayor of Yokohama in April 2002 after serving in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
in the Diet (national legislature) for three terms since July 1993. He was re-elected in 2006.
He has been compared to Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn, KBE , born 9 March 1954, is a Brazilian-Lebanese-French businessman who is currently the Chairman and CEO of Yokohama, Japan-based Nissan and holds the same positions at Paris-based Renault, which together produce more than one in 10 cars worldwide...
, the visionary CEO of Nissan, whose Revival Plan he emulated and enticed the corporation to relocate to the city with http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/12/news/mayor8.php.
He is longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor
World Mayor
World Mayor is a biennial award organized by The City Mayors Foundation since 2004. It intends to raise the profile of mayors worldwide, as well as honour those who have served their communities well and who have contributed to the well-being of cities, nationally and internationally...
award.
On July 28, 2009, he suddenly submitted his resignation letter to the city assembly chairperson, more than 8 months earlier from the end of his second term in April 2010.
Political career
- 1993-1996: first term in House of Representatives
- 1996-2000: second term in House of Representatives
- 2000-2002: third term in House of Representatives
- 2002-2006: first term as Mayor of Yokohama
- 2006-2010: second term as Mayor of Yokohama