was a Japanese politician who became the governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in 2011. In 2015, he was re-elected for a second term,Hiroshi Ogawa reelected as Governor of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Now, 15 April 2015. and for a third term in 2019. In 2021 he resigned to receive cancer treatment and the vice governor Seitaro Hattori was elected to replace him.

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