Akio Fukuda

Akio Fukuda (福田昭夫, Fukuda Akio, born April 17, 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Imaichi, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the city government of Imaichi in 1971 and became the mayor of the city in 1991, serving for three terms. He was elected to be the governor of Tochigi Prefecture in 2000 but lost his re-election in 2004. In 2005 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time.

References

政治家情報〜福田昭夫〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-12. External link in |work= (help)

External links

Official website in Japanese.

List of Governors of Tochigi Prefecture

Bunji Okada Akio Fukuda Tomikazu Fukuda

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 255548933 NDL: 00815452

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