Masanori Tanimoto (谷本 正憲, Tanimoto Masanori, born 16 April 1945) is a Japanese politician who was the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture between 1994 and 2022. After his first election, in 1994, he was reelected 6 times. In 2018 he won his seventh term of office.[1]

Masanori Tanimoto
谷本 正憲
Masanori Tanimoto
Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture
In office
27 March 1994 – 28 March 2022
Preceded byYōichi Nakanishi
Succeeded byHiroshi Hase
Personal details
Born (1945-04-16) 16 April 1945 (age 79)
Nishiwaki, Hyōgo, Japan
Alma materKyoto University
Preceded by Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture
1994–2022
Succeeded by

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  1. ^ "Masanori Tanimoto rolls to seventh term in Ishikawa gubernatorial election, becoming Japan's longest-serving governor". Japan Times. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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