Sukenari Yokoyama

Sukenari Yokoyama
横山 助成
Yokoyama in 1940
Member of the House of Peers
In office 19 December 1939 – 18 March 1946 Nominated by the Emperor
Gubernatorial offices Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture In office 1 July 1943 – 1 August 1944 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Saiichiro Miyamura Succeeded by Mitsuma Matsumura In office 7 November 1927 – 25 May 1928 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Kaiichiro Suematsu Succeeded by Masao Kishimoto Governor of Tokyo In office 15 January 1935 – 10 February 1937 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Masayasu Kōsaka Succeeded by Tetsuji Tachi Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture In office 28 June 1932 – 15 January 1935 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Endō Ryūsaku Succeeded by Ishida Kaoru Governor of Kyoto Prefecture In office December 1931 – 28 June 1932 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Shinya Kurosaki Succeeded by Munenori Saito Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture In office 18 May 1927 – 7 November 1927 Monarch Hirohito Preceded by Isei Otsuka Succeeded by Sanosuke Nakayama Governor of Okayama Prefecture In office 25 October 1923 – 23 May 1924 Monarch Taishō Preceded by Chō Enren Succeeded by Shigeyoshi Omihara
Personal details
Born	(1884-01-01)1 January 1884 Ōdate, Akita, Japan
Died	27 March 1963(1963-03-27) (aged 79) Tokyo, Japan
Party	Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Other political affiliations	Rikken Seiyūkai (1924)
Relatives	Ishida Eiichirō (brother-in-law)
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Sukenari Yokoyama (1 January 1884 – 27 March 1963) was a Japanese politician who served twice as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1927–1928 and 1943–1944.

Biography

He was also governor of Okayama Prefecture (1923–1924), Ishikawa Prefecture (1927), Kyoto Prefecture (1931–1932), Kanagawa Prefecture (1932–1935) and Tokyo (1935–1937).