Misako Izu
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Misako Izu (伊豆美沙子, Izu Misako, born 21 January 1959 Munakata ) is a Japanese politician. She is an Independent , but supported by the Liberal Democratic Party. She was twice elected mayor of Munakata , in Fukuoka Prefecture , and became the first female governor of the prefecture in 2018.
Career
[edit]She studied Japanese literature at Kyoto Women's University. She joined the family sake-making business, where she became a manager. She also lectured at Fukuoka University.[1][2]
Izu began her electoral career as a member of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly in 2011, which she held for two terms. [1] In 2018, she announced that she would run for municipal elections in Munakata . She campaigned as a continuation of , the city's former mayor, Hiromi Tanii . She focused her campaign promises on local industry, the preservation of the city's heritage, and community building .[1][3]
She was elected mayor of Munakata on 21 April 2018, supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and Kōmeitō, becoming the first female governor of Fukuoka Prefecture. [2]
She was re-elected in April 2022, despite the city's lowest turnout ever recorded.[4]
References
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- ^ a b "Vision-Network by Female Governors and Mayors Conference -Toward the future which Women Shine-". Vision-Network by Female Governors and Mayors Conference -Toward the future which Women Shine-. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Roles of Local Governments in Implementing the SDGs" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "宗像市長選 伊豆氏が再選果たす". 西日本新聞me (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-20.