Wataru Asō

Wataru Asō
麻生あそう 渡わたる
Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture
Personal details
Born	(1939-05-15) 15 May 1939 Kitakyushu, Japan
Alma mater	Kyoto University

Wataru Asō (麻生あそう 渡わたる, Asō Wataru, born May 15, 1939) is the former governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 1995. From 2005 to 2011 he was also President of the National Governors Association (Japan) (全国ぜんこく知事ちじ会かい, Zenkoku Chiji-kai). A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1963. He retired on 22 April 2011, and Hiroshi Ogawa replaced him as governor. Keiji Yamada took over as President of the Governor's Association.

References

• 政治せいじ家か情報じょうほう 〜麻生あそう 渡わたる〜. ザ･選挙せんきょ (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 27 November 2007.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)*
• English language NGA website