Sukeshiro Terata

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sukeshiro Terata

| native_name = {{nobold|寺田典城}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = Tarata Gonzales Cropped.jpeg

| caption =

| office = Member of the House of Councillors

| term_start = 26 July 2010

| term_end = 25 July 2016

| constituency = National PR

| office1 = Governor of Akita Prefecture

| term_start1 = 20 April 1997

| term_end1 = 19 April 2009

| predecessor1 = {{ill|Kikuji Sasaki|ja|佐々木喜久治}}

| successor1 = Norihisa Satake

| office2 = Mayor of Yokote

| term_start2 = April 1991

| term_end2 = 2 April 1997

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|6|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Daisen, Akita, Japan

| residence =

| alma_mater = Waseda University

| parents =

| relations = Shizuka Terata (daughter-in-law)

| spouse =

| children = Manabu Terata

| profession =

| party = Independent (before 2010; since 2016)

| otherparty = Your (2010–2013)
Unity (2013–2014)
Innovation (2014–2016)

| religion =

| website =

}}

{{nihongo|Sukeshiro Terata|寺田典城|Terata Sukeshiro|extra=born June 19, 1940}} is a retired Japanese politician who served as the governor of Akita Prefecture from 1997 to 2009.

Early life

Terata is a native of Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University.

Political career

Terata was first elected to the post of governor in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991.

He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Your Party, received 45,846 votes nationwide and won a seat ranking 4th on his party list.{{cite web |url=http://go2senkyo.com/precinct/2011092219543.html |script-title=ja:第22回参議院議員選挙／比例区 |work=go2senkyo.com ザ･選挙 |publisher=Heartbeats|accessdate=2011-11-06 |language=Japanese}}Yomiuri Shimbun, Councillors election special 2010, proportional results: [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/sangiin/2010/kaihyou/yb069.htm Minna no tō] He served until his retirement in 2016.

He attempted to run once more for Governor of Akita after this, but was defeated.

References

{{cite web |url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0001/00001970.html |script-title=ja:政治家情報〜寺田典城〜 |website=www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 |publisher=JANJAN |accessdate=2007-11-22 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905230628/http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0001/00001970.html |archivedate=2007-09-05 }}

External links

[http://sukeshiro.com/ Official page] {{in lang|ja}}

Category:1940 births

Category:Living people

Category:Waseda University alumni

Category:Mayors of places in Japan

Category:Governors of Akita Prefecture

Category:Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)

Category:Your Party politicians

Category:21st-century Japanese politicians

Category:Unity Party (Japan) politicians