Hajime Furuta
Governor of Gifu Prefecture in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hajime Furuta (古田 肇, Furuta Hajime, born 13 September 1947) is the governor of Gifu Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2005 and reelected in 2009. A native of Gifu, Gifu, he was chosen as the final torchbearer for the National Sports Festival when it was held in Gifu while he was a senior at Gifu Prefectural Senior High School. He entered the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1971.
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Hajime Furuta | |
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古田 肇 | |
Governor of Gifu Prefecture | |
Assumed office 6 February 2005 | |
Preceded by | Taku Kajiwara |
Personal details | |
Born | (1947-09-13) 13 September 1947 (age 76) Gifu, Gifu, Japan |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
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