Harumi Takahashi (高橋 はるみ, Takahashi Harumi, born 6 January 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and currently a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). She served as governor of the prefecture of Hokkaido for four terms from 2003 to 2019. She graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a Bachelor of Economics degree in 1976. She started her career as a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and quit in 2003. She was elected in April 2003, becoming the first female governor of Hokkaido and the fourth female governor in Japanese history.
Harumi Takahashi | |
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高橋 はるみ | |
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 28 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chūichi Date |
| Constituency | Hokkaido |
| 6th Governor of Hokkaido | |
| In office 14 April 2003 – 22 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tatsuya Hori |
| Succeeded by | Naomichi Suzuki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1954 Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | LDP |
| Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
External links
- An article on the electoral campaign of Harumi Takahashi, published by the American Political Science Association (PDF)
- Governor of Hokkaido website (in Japanese)
- Personal website (in Japanese)