Makoto Yamashita

Japanese politician

Makoto Yamashita
山下真
21st Governor of Nara Prefecture
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03)
Preceded byShōgo Arai
10th Mayor of Ikoma
In office
February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03) – February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)
Personal details
BornYamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Political partyJapan Restoration Party
Alma mater
  • University of Tokyo
  • University of Kyoto
OccupationJournalist, Lawyer
Websitehttps://yamashitamakoto.com

Makoto Yamashita (山下真, Yamashita Makoto) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Nara Prefecture in Japan.

Early life and career

He was born in Yamanashi Prefecture. He graduated at the school of humanities at University of Tokyo and the school of law at the University of Kyoto.[1] He worked as a journalist and lawyer.[2]

Political career

Mayor of Ikoma (2006–2015)

He becomes the mayor in 2006 local election in Ikoma, Nara after gathering 27,540 votes. He run for another reelection for a second term in 2010 after gathering 26,997 votes. He won again in 2014 for his last and final term as mayor.[3][4]

2015 Nara Prefectural gubernatorial election

He announce in a press conference in 2015 that he is planning for running as the governor of Nara Prefecture in 2015 Nara Prefectural Gubernatorial Election.[5] He resign as the mayor of Ikoma in February 26.[6] He lost the election against Shōgo Arai.[7]

2017 Nara city mayoral election

He run as the city mayor of Nara city in 2017. He lose by a narrow margin against Gen Nakagawa.[8] However, he filed a petition requesting a recount on February 26, 2018, claiming that he was dissatisfied with the validity of the election, but Nara City Election Commission rejected his request. He later filed a lawsuit in the Osaka High Court.[9][10] But the court dismiss the case.[11]

Governor of Nara (2023 – present)

In 2023, secretary-general of the Japan Restoration Party (Nihon Ishi) in Nara, Morimoto Naoyuki endores Yamashita as the as the party's official candidate for the gubernatorial election in Nara.[1]

He won the election after beating the Liberal Democratic Party's candidate Sho Hiraki. he was the first candidate of the Japan Restoration Party outside of Osaka to won the gubernatorial election.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "【速報】奈良県知事選 維新公認に新人の山下元生駒市長、党本部に承認申請｜奈良新聞デジタル". Nara Shimbun (in Japanese). January 21, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "山下真 | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Nippon Ishin wins Nara governor election, first outside Osaka". The Asahi Shimbun. April 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Electoral History" (PDF). Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "生駒市長が出馬表明＝奈良知事選". Jiji News. January 5, 2015. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "山下生駒市長が退任 - 知事選出馬へ". Nara Shimbun. February 26, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "奈良県知事選". Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "奈良市長選 現職の仲川氏が３回目の当選". NHK. July 10, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "昨年の奈良市長選、票の数え直し求めた次点男性の申し立て棄却　奈良県選管". Sankei News. March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "奈良市長選　山下氏が県選管を提訴　異議棄却取り消し求め　／奈良". Mainichi Shimbun. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "「不利な扱い認められない」、大阪高裁が請求棄却 奈良市長選無効訴訟". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). April 26, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
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