Yukio Kurita (Japanese: 栗田幸雄 Kurita Yukio; 6 April 1930 – 17 May 2024) was a Japanese politician. An independent, he served as governor of Fukui Prefecture from 1987 to 2003.[1]

Yukio Kurita
栗田幸雄
Governor of Fukui Prefecture
In office
23 April 1987 – 22 April 2003
Preceded byHeidayū Nakagawa [ja]
Succeeded byIssei Nishikawa
Personal details
Born(1930-04-06)6 April 1930
Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Died17 May 2024(2024-05-17) (aged 94)
Fukui, Japan
Political partyIndependent
EducationGraduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo

Kurita died in Fukui on 17 May 2024, at the age of 94.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "飢えや福井空襲…少年時代を戦争と生きた栗田幸雄さんの記憶 元福井県知事、若い世代に悲惨さ伝える". Fukui Shimbun (in Japanese). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "栗田幸雄元福井県知事が死去 1987年から4期16年、94歳". Fukui Shimbun (in Japanese). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.