Tatsuo Yada | |
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矢田 立郎 | |
Mayor of Kobe | |
In office 20 November 2001 – 19 November 2013 | |
Preceded by | Kazutoshi Sasayama |
Succeeded by | Kizō Hisamoto |
Personal details | |
Born | Kobe, Empire of Japan | February 7, 1940
Alma mater | Kansai University |
Tatsuo Yata (矢田 立郎, Yata Tatsuo, born February 7, 1940) is a Japanese politician who became the mayor of Kobe, the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan from 2001 until 2013.[1] He was first elected in October 2001 and won the re-election four years later.[2]