Jōkō Obama
小浜浄鉱
Obama, c. 1934
Governor of Fukui Prefecture
In office
May 25, 1928 – August 26, 1930
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byKeizō Ichimura
Succeeded byNaokitsu Tachibana
Chief of Internal Affairs
Governor-General of Taiwan
In office
March 1932 – October 1936
MonarchHirohito
Personal details
BornJuly 1886
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
DiedSeptember 24, 1948(1948-09-24) (aged 62)
Parent
  • Sanjirō Obama (father)
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
ProfessionBureaucrat, politician

Jōkō Obama (小浜 浄鉱, Obama Jōkō[n 1], July 1886 – September 24, 1948) was a Japanese government bureaucrat. He was appointed governor of Fukui Prefecture and was the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan.

Biography

Obama was born in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan in July 1886 as the fourth son of Sanjirō Obama (小濱三次郎, Obama Sanjirō).[1] He graduated from High School No. 2 in Sendai-ku (now part of Sendai) in Miyagi Prefecture.[1]

He graduated in 1912 from Tokyo Imperial University with degrees in law and economics[1] and was appointed to the Home Ministry office in Toyama Prefecture.[1] In November 1913, he passed with high marks the civil official exam for department administration.[1][2] He was appointed the county administrator for Himi-gun in Toyama Prefecture in 1914.[1] Several additional appoints followed: Prefectural Director for Hiroshima Prefecture, Prefectural Director for Hyougo Prefecture, Section Chief of the Health and Insurance Board in the Home Ministry, city welfare bureau chief, and other similar positions.[1]

Obama was appointed Governor of Fukui Prefecture, serving from May 25, 1928, until August 26, 1930.[1][3] He was preceded as Governor by Keizō Ichimura and was succeeded by Naokitsu Tachibana.[1][3] He did not hold any public office between August 1930 and March 1932.[1] He became the Chief of Internal Affairs for the Governor-General of Taiwan in March 1932, and held that office until October 1936.[2] He retired from public office that same year.[2]

He died on September 24, 1948.[1][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources have his surname written as 小濱, and some have it pronounced Kohama. Official records use 小浜 and Obama.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Shinpen Nihon no Rekidai Chiji 新編日本の歴代知事 [Historical Prefectural Governors of Japan (New Edition)] (in Japanese) (New ed.). 歴代知事編纂会. November 1991. pp. 477–478. OCLC 1020996406.
  2. 1 2 3 秦郁彦 (Hatai Kuhiko), ed. (November 2001). Nihon Kanryōsei Sōgō Jiten 1868–2000 日本官僚制総合事典 1868–2000 [Japan Bureaucracy Comprehensive Encyclopedia, 1868–2000] (in Japanese). 東京大学出版会. pp. 129, 205. ISBN 4130301217.
  3. 1 2 Mackenzie, L. (2013). "Prefectures of Japan". World Leaders Index. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ 『朝日新聞』（東京本社発行）1948年9月25日朝刊、2面の訃報より。
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