Yoshinobu Nisaka

Yoshinobu Nisaka (仁坂 吉伸, Nisaka Yoshinobu; born 2 October 1950 in Wakayama City) is a former governor of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan.^[1] He was first elected in 2006 and served for four terms until 2022.

Yoshinobu Nisaka
仁坂 吉伸
Governor of Wakayama Prefecture
In office 17 December 2006 – 16 December 2022
Preceded by	Yoshiki Kimura
Succeeded by	Shūhei Kishimoto
Personal details
Born	(1950-10-02) 2 October 1950 (age 74) Wakayama, Japan
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Education

Nisaka graduated with a B.A. in economics from the University of Tokyo in 1974 and entered MITI that same year.^[2]

Career

Yoshinobu Nisaka has been involved in many positions in the Japanese government. From August 2003 to October 2006, Nisaka was Ambassador of Japan to Brunei Darussalam.^[3][4]