Akio Fukuda

Akio Fukuda
福田昭夫
Governor of Tochigi
In office 9 December 2000 – 8 December 2004
Preceded by	Fumio Watanabe
Succeeded by	Tomikazu Fukuda
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2005
Constituency	Tochigi-2nd (2009-2012, 2014-present) Kita-Kantō PR (2005-2009, 2012-2014)
Mayor of Imaichi
In office 21 April 1991 – 20 September 2000
Preceded by	Masajirō Inose
Succeeded by	Fumio Saitō
Personal details
Born	(1948-04-17) 17 April 1948 (age 76) Kawachi District, Tochigi
Political party	Constitutional Democratic
Other political affiliations	DP (2016-2018, split) DPJ (2005-2016, merger) Independent (until 2005)
Alma mater	Tohoku University
Website	Official website

Akio Fukuda (福田 昭夫, Fukuda Akio, born 17 April 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Imaichi, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the city government of Imaichi in 1971 and became the mayor of the city in 1991, serving for three terms. He was elected to be the governor of Tochigi Prefecture in 2000 but lost his re-election in 2004. In 2005, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time.

• "Diet Profile" 政治家情報 〜福田 昭夫〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2007.

• Official website in Japanese.

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