is a Japanese politician, most recently serving as the

governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

Mie Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture an ...

from 2003 until 2011. A native of Iitaka, Mie, Noro attended

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and obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree. In 1979 he commenced his political career by becoming secretary to his father Kyōichi Noro, who had just been appointed as Minister of Health and Welfare in the cabinet of Prime Minister

Masayoshi Ōhira was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1978 until his death in 1980. Born in Kagawa Prefecture, Ōhira worked in the Ministry of Finance from 1936, and served as the private secretary to Hayato Ikeda, finance mi ...

. In 1983 Kyōichi announced his retirement from politics, leaving Akihiro to contest his seat in the Mie No.2 district in the December 1983 general election. Akihiro was successful in the election and served in the

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in the

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(national legislature) for four terms from 1983 until 1996. Electoral reforms introduced in 1993 saw the old system of multi-member constituencies abolished. Noro contested the newly created

Mie 4th district Mie 4th district (三重県第4区, ''Mie-ken dai-yonku'' or simply 三重4区, ''Mie-yonku '') is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan located in Mie Prefecture. Areas covered Since 2017 *Is ...

at the

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but lost to

Norihisa Tamura is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from September 2020 to October 2021. He is also a member of the House of Representatives representing Mie Prefecture since 1996. Early life and education A native ...

. Noro then successfully contested the April 2000 mayoral election in

Matsusaka is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 157,235 in 66,018 households and a population density of 250 people per km². The total area of the city is . The city is famous for Matsusaka beef. Geography ...

. He resigned in April 2003 whilst still in his first term in order to contest the Mie gubernatorial election.

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External links

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Governors of Mie Prefecture Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Keio University alumni 1946 births Living people {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub