Naoki Inose
Naoki Inose | |
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猪瀬 直樹 | |
Inose in 2022 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Governor of Tokyo | |
| In office 18 December 2012 – 24 December 2013 Acting: 1 November 2012 - 17 December 2012 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Shintarō Ishihara |
| Succeeded by | Yōichi Masuzoe |
| Lieutenant Governor of Tokyo | |
| In office June 2007 – December 2012 | |
| Governor | Shintaro Ishihara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1946 Iiyama, Nagano, Japan |
| Political party | Innovation (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2007–2022) |
| Alma mater | Shinshu University Meiji University |
| Occupation | Biographer, journalist |
Naoki Inose (猪瀬 直樹, Inose Naoki; born 20 November 1946) is a Japanese politician, journalist, historian, social critic and biographer of literary figures such as Yukio Mishima and Osamu Dazai. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Tokyo from June 2007 until becoming Acting Governor on 1 November 2012 following the resignation of Shintaro Ishihara. He was elected Governor in a historical landslide victory in December 2012, but announced his resignation on December 19, 2013, following a political funds-related scandal; his resignation was approved and became effective December 24, 2013.