Yasushi Furukawa (governor)

Yasushi Furukawa
古川 康
House of Representatives
Assumed office
17 December 2014
Constituency Saga No.2 District
Governor of Saga Prefecture
In office
23 April 2003  25 November 2014
Preceded by Isamu Imoto
Succeeded by Yoshinori Yamaguchi
Personal details
Born (1958-07-15) July 15, 1958
Karatsu, Saga, Japan
Political party Democratic Party of Japan
Alma mater University of Tokyo

Yasushi Furukawa (古川 康 Furukawa Yasushi, born July 15, 1958) is a Japanese politician and current member of the House of Representatives for the Saga No.2 District. He was previously the governor of Saga Prefecture from 2003 to 2014. A native of Karatsu, Saga, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1982 and entered the Ministry of Home Affairs upon graduation.

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