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{{Short description|Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan}}

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|native_name_lang = ja|image = 広島県 知事 湯﨑英彦.jpg|image_size = 220px|office = Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture|term_start = 29 November 2009|residence =University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Laws>LLB)Stanford Business School (Master of Business Administration>M.B.A.)|predecessor = Yūzan Fujita|successor =|jr/sr2 =|state2 =|term_start2 =|term_end2 =|predecessor2 =|successor2 =19654}}Saeki-ku, Hiroshima>Saeki-ku, Hiroshima, Japan|spouse =|children =|profession = Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)>Liberal Democratic Party|religion =}}{{nihongo|Hidehiko Yuzaki|湯崎 英彦|Yuzaki Hidehiko|extra=born October 4, 1965}} is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.

Early life and education

Yuzaki was born October 4, 1965, in Saeki-ku, Hiroshima. He received his B.L. degree from the University of Tokyo in 1990 and his M.B.A. from the Stanford University School of Business in 1995.NEWS, Alumnus Elected Hiroshima Governor, Stanford Graduate School of Business,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110930071910weblink">weblink 2011-09-30, Yuzaki's paid job was as a part-time teacher at an after-school program to help students pass their admissions exams.

Political career

Yuzaki served in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry before running for governor of the Hiroshima Prefecture.NEWS, November 9, 2009, Yuzaki wins Hiroshima gubernatorial election, The Japan Times,weblink He was elected governor of the Hiroshima Prefecture on November 8, 2009, as the candidate of the member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP). Yuzaki has identified cultivating a culture of entrepreneurship in Hiroshima as a top priority in his political career.WEB, Hidehiko Yuzaki: "Work Hard. It is the Only Way",weblink 2021-09-25, Stanford Graduate School of Business, en, As governor of Hiroshima, he tried to forge new initiatives in the field of nuclear disarmament. On November 4, 2011, he announced a new plan to formulate a road map for nuclear abolition through the cooperation of former government officials. The project is titled Hiroshima for Global Peace.Hiroshima Prefecture’s “Global Peace” Plan In the same month, he visited Washington, D.C., and met US National Security Council member Laura Holgate in order to enlist the cooperation of the US government."Hiroshima governor requests cooperation from U.S. officials for global peace plan" November 16, 2011In the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, Yuzaki endorsed the campaign of Fumio Kishida.WEB, 広島・湯崎知事「岸田氏に期待」　菅首相の退陣表明で索,weblink Nikkei, 3 September 2021,

Other activities

He is a member of the International Advisory Board at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford.WEB, Hidehiko Yuzaki {{!, Blavatnik School of Government|url =weblink|website = www.bsg.ox.ac.uk|accessdate = 2015-12-22}} Yuzaki is a fan of American barbecue cuisine, which he states is a product of his education at Stanford.

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External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090522191349weblink">Official site {{in lang|ja}}
• weblink" title="archive.today/20121219122108weblink">“A Hiroshima for Global Peace” Plan - Formulation Project (from the official website of the Hiroshima Prefectural Government)
• Hiroshima Prefecture’s “Global Peace” Plan

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