Sukeshiro Terata

Sukeshiro Terata (寺田 典城, Terata Sukeshiro; born June 19, 1940) is a retired Japanese politician who served as the governor of Akita Prefecture from 1997 to 2009.

Sukeshiro Terata
寺田 典城
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 26 July 2010 – 25 July 2016
Constituency	National PR
Governor of Akita Prefecture
In office 20 April 1997 – 19 April 2009
Monarch	Akihito
Preceded by	Kikuji Sasaki [ja]
Succeeded by	Norihisa Satake
Mayor of Yokote
In office April 1991 – 2 April 1997
Preceded by	Kenzō Chida
Succeeded by	Chūetsu Igarashi
Personal details
Born	(1940-06-19) 19 June 1940 (age 85) Daisen, Akita, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Your Party (2010–2013) Unity (2013–2014) Innovation (2014–2016)
Relations	Shizuka Terata (daughter-in-law)
Children	Manabu Terata
Alma mater	Waseda University

Early life

Terata is a native of Ōmagari, Akita and graduate of Waseda University.

Political career

Terata was first elected to the post of governor in 1997 after serving as mayor of Yokote, Akita since 1991.

He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Your Party, received 45,846 votes nationwide and won a seat ranking 4th on his party list.^[1][2] He served until his retirement in 2016.

He attempted to run once more for Governor of Akita after this, but was defeated.