Mieko Yoshimura

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Mieko Yoshimura
吉村美栄子


Governor of Yamagata Prefecture
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 February 2009
Preceded by	Hiroshi Saitō

Personal details
Born	(1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 73) Ōe, Yamagata, Japan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	DP (2016–2017) DPJ (2009–2016)

Mieko Yoshimura (吉村美栄子, Yoshimura Mieko, born 18 May 1951) is

Yamagata

. She soon became a member of Yamagata Prefecture's Education Committee before running for governor in 2008. She is Yamagata's first female governor and the sixth in Japanese history.