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 governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. She was elected on January 25, 2009. She defeated the sitting governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Hiroshi Saitō in an upset. A native of Ōe, Yamagata, she worked at a help-wanted advertising company before becoming a notary public for the city government of 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.