Yoshinobu Ishikawa | |
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石川 嘉延 | |
 at the Shizugin Hall Euphonia on February 15, 2007 | |
| Governor ofShizuoka Prefecture | |
| Preceded by | Shigeyoshi Saito |
| Succeeded by | Heita Kawakatsu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1940-11-24)November 24, 1940 (age 84) Kakegawa, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo,Department of Law |
| Profession | Head of the Civil Servant Department in theMinistry of Home Affairs |
Yoshinobu Ishikawa (石川 嘉延,Ishikawa Yoshinobu, born November 24, 1940) was thegovernor ofShizuoka Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 1993. A native ofKakegawa, Shizuoka, formerly known asDaitō, Shizuoka, and graduate of theUniversity of Tokyo, Department of Law, he had worked at theMinistry of Home Affairs since 1964 before being elected governor.
After graduating from theUniversity of Tokyo, Department of Law in 1964, he joined theMinistry of Home Affairs and began work in the government bureaucracy. He worked within the ministry for 20 years before being given a position as Head of theShizuoka Prefecture Home Affairs Office. Following a two-year stint there, he climbed the ladder of the Ministry, was briefly transferred to theNational Land Agency, and eventually became Head of the Civil Servant Department in the Home Affairs Ministry in 1992. Only a year after, he decided to run for governor of his home prefecture ofShizuoka and resigned from the ministry in June 1993. He was elected for his first of four terms in August 1993.
Due to repeated delays in the opening ofShizuoka Airport, Governor Ishikawa announced at a news conference on March 25, 2009 that he would resign. The airport was the largest construction project in the prefecture at the time but the opening was delayed until June 2009. The main cause of the delay was due to the flawed original survey for the runway. The original survey placed the runway near some trees that were too high and could not be removed. It was decided in March 2009 that the runway would be shortened and therefore, the airport would not open on time.