What is Shōmei Yokouchi?
{{nihongo|'''Shōmei Yokouchi'''|横内 正明|Yokouchi Shōmei|extra=2 March 1942 &ndash; 21 April 2020}} was a Japanese politician. He represented the Yamanashi Prefecture electoral district and later Yamanashi District No. 3 in the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] from 1993 until 2002. He was Governor of [[Yamanashi Prefecture]] from 2007 until 2015. Yokouchi was born in [[Nirasaki, Yamanashi|Nirasaki]], Yamanashi. Yokouchi died on 21 April 2020, aged 78.<ref>[http://www.uty.co.jp/news/20200421/7290/ 知事を２期８年 横内正明元知事が死去 ７８歳] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yokouchi, Shomei}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Yamanashi Prefecture]] {{bio-stub}}