Yūhei Satō

"Yuhei Sato" redirects here. For the footballer, see Yuhei Sato (footballer).

Yūhei Satō (佐藤 雄平, Satō Yūhei; born 13 December 1947) is a former governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.^[1] He was first elected in November 2006, after the previous governor, Eisaku Satō, was forced to step down after bribery charges.^[2] He chose not to seek a third term in the election held in October 2014, stating that he had made a mark on addressing the problems that Fukushima faced following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear disaster, and that further rehabilitation efforts should take place under a new leader.^[3]

Yūhei Satō
佐藤 雄平
Satō in 2012
Governor of Fukushima Prefecture
In office 12 November 2006 – 11 November 2014
Monarch	Akihito
Preceded by	Eisaku Satō
Succeeded by	Masao Uchibori
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 26 July 1998 – 23 October 2006
Preceded by	Seigo Suzuki
Succeeded by	Teruhiko Mashiko
Constituency	Fukushima at-large
Personal details
Born	(1947-12-12) 12 December 1947 (age 77) Shimogō, Fukushima, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Democratic
Relatives	Kōzō Watanabe (uncle)
Alma mater	Kanagawa University