Yoshiko Shiotani
Yoshiko Shiotani | |
|---|---|
潮谷 義子 | |
 Shiotani in 2021 | |
| Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture | |
| In office 16 April 2000 – 15 April 2008 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Jōji Fukushima |
| Succeeded by | Ikuo Kabashima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1939 |
| Alma mater | Japan College of Social Work |
Yoshiko Shiotani (潮谷 義子, Shiotani Yoshiko; born 5 April 1939) is a Japanese former politician who served as the governor of Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan from 2001 to 2009. She was Kumamoto's first female governor and the second in Japanese history.
She is a member of the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Jp News - クリスチャン新聞ダイジェスト-熊本県知事にクリスチャン女性−−潮谷義子さん、信仰の人柄に支持". Archived from the original on 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "キリスト教学校教育同盟HP―新聞「キリスト教学校教育」Online Newspaper". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ↑ "キリスト教学校教育同盟HP―新聞「キリスト教学校教育」Online Newspaper". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.