Takeshi Onaga
| Takeshi Onaga | |
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| 翁長 雄志 | |
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| Governor of Okinawa Prefecture | |
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Assumed office 10 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Hirokazu Nakaima |
| Mayor of Naha | |
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In office November 2000 – 3 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Kōsei Oyadomari |
| Succeeded by | Mikiko Shiroma |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 2, 1950 Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Alma mater | Hosei University |
| Website |
onagatakeshi |
Takeshi Onaga (翁長 雄志 Onaga Takeshi) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. He also served four terms as mayor of Naha, the capital city of the prefecture.[1]
He graduated from Hosei University with the B.L. in 1975.
He was elected to the governorship on a platform opposing the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within Okinawa, and has been a strident opponent of the base's continued presence in the prefecture, which is supported by both the Japanese and American governments. In October 2015, Onaga revoked the land reclamation permit needed for continued work on the base.[2]
References
- ↑ The new governor of Okinawa Takeshi Onaga, ABC Australia, November 17, 2014.
- ↑ NHK World Newsline, October 13 2015.
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