Masazumi Gotoda

Governor of Tokushima PrefectureAssumed office
18 May 2023Preceded byKamon IizumiMember of the House of RepresentativesIn office
31 October 2021 – 5 January 2023ConstituencyShikoku PR blockIn office
14 December 2014 – 14 October 2021Preceded byMamoru FukuyamaSucceeded byHirobumi NikiConstituencyTokushima 1stIn office
25 June 2000 – 21 November 2014Preceded byYoshihisa IwasaSucceeded byConstituency abolishedConstituencyTokushima 3rd Personal detailsBorn
(1969-08-05) 5 August 1969 (age 54)
Tokyo, JapanPolitical partyLDPSpouseMaki MizunoRelativesMasaharu Gotōda (grandfather's younger brother)EducationKeio UniversityWebsiteOfficial website

Masazumi Gotoda (後藤田 正純, Gotōda Masazumi, born 5 August 1969) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Tokushima Prefecture. A native of Oe District, Tokushima and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Mitsubishi Corporation from 1993 to 1998. Gotoda was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, for the Liberal Democratic Party, between 2000 and 2023. In 2023 he was elected as governor of Tokushima, defeating three other candidates including 5-term incumbent Kamon Iizumi.^[1]

Personal life

Gotoda is married to actress Maki Mizuno. The couple has a son born in 2005.

References

External links

• Official website in Japanese.
• 政治家情報 〜後藤田 正純〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-20.