Norihisa Satake

Norihisa Satake
佐竹 敬久
Governor of Akita Prefecture
In office
20 April 2009  19 April 2025
Preceded bySukeshiro Terata
Succeeded byKenta Suzuki
Mayor of Akita
In office
8 July 2001  24 February 2009
Preceded byRenjiro Ishikawa
Succeeded byMotomu Hozumi
Personal details
Born (1947-11-15) 15 November 1947
Kakunodate, Akita, Japan
Political partyIndependent
Alma materTohoku University
ProfessionEngineer

Norihisa Satake (佐竹 敬久, Satake Norihisa; born 15 November 1947) is a Japanese politician. A former two-term mayor of Akita City in Akita Prefecture, first elected in 2001. He was the Governor of Akita Prefecture for four terms between 2009 and 2025. He is the 21st head of the North Satake branch of the Satake clan.