Akio Fukuda

Akio Fukuda
福田 昭夫
Fukuda in 2025
In office
11 September 2005 – 23 January 2026
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byKiyoshi Igarashi
ConstituencyPR block (2005–2009)
Tochigi 2nd (2009–2012)
PR block (2012–2014)
Tochigi 2nd (2014–2026)
Governor of Tochigi Prefecture
In office
9 December 2000 – 8 December 2004
MonarchAkihito
Preceded byFumio Watanabe
Succeeded byTomikazu Fukuda
Mayor of Imaichi
In office
21 April 1991 – 20 September 2000
Preceded byMasajirō Inose
Succeeded byFumio Saitō
Personal details
Born (1948-04-17) 17 April 1948
Kawachi, Tochigi, Japan
PartyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Independent (1991–2005)
DPJ (2005–2016)
DP (2016–2018)
CDP (2018–2026)
CRA (2026)
Alma materTohoku University
WebsiteOfficial website

Akio Fukuda (福田 昭夫, Fukuda Akio; born 17 April 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Imaichi, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the city government of Imaichi in 1971 and became the mayor of the city in 1991, serving for three terms. He was elected to be the governor of Tochigi Prefecture in 2000 but lost his re-election in 2004. In 2005, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time.

In the February 2026 election, Fukuda was the candidate of the newly formed Centrist Reform Alliance in Tochigi 2nd district, but lost to Liberal Democratic Party candidate Kiyoshi Igarashi. He subsequently left the alliance, criticising the decision to form a new party and the placement of Komeito-affiliated candidates at the top of the party’s proportional representation lists.[1]

References

  • "Diet Profile" 政治家情報 〜福田 昭夫〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2007.
  1. ^ "福田昭夫・前衆院議員が中道離党を表明 当面は無所属で活動". Mainichi Shimbun. Tokyo. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.


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