Shōgo Arai

Not to be confused with Shogo Arai (baseball).

Shōgo Arai (荒井 正吾, Arai Shōgo; born 18 January 1945 in Yao, Osaka) is a Japanese politician and a former governor of Nara Prefecture in Japan.

Shōgo Arai
荒井 正吾
Official portrait, 2022
Governor of Nara Prefecture
In office 3 May 2007 – 2 May 2023
Monarchs	Akihito Naruhito
Preceded by	Yoshiya Kakimoto
Succeeded by	Makoto Yamashita
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 29 July 2001 – 9 March 2007
Preceded by	Yukihisa Yoshida
Succeeded by	Tetsuji Nakamura
Constituency	Nara at-large
Personal details
Born	(1945-01-18) 18 January 1945 (age 80) Yao, Osaka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	University of Tokyo Syracuse University

Early life

Arai was born in Yao Osaka in 1945. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo, and joined the Ministry of Transport after graduation. He attended the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University as a ministry official.

Political career

Leaving the ministry in 2001, he was elected to the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature) for the first time in the same year. He served in that body until 2007, when he was elected Governor of Nara Prefecture.

Arai served as Nara’s Governor from 2007 until 2023 when he was succeeded by Makoto Yamashita.

References

• 政治家情報 〜荒井 正吾〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2007.

External links

• Official website Archived 6 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)