Hidehiko Yamamoto

Japanese politician (1935–2023)

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Hidehiko Yamamoto 山本栄彦

Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture
In office February 2, 2003 – February 17, 2007
Preceded by	Kunio Tanabe
Succeeded by	Shōmei Yokouchi
Mayor of Kōfu
In office February 4, 1991 – February 27, 2002

Personal details
Born	(1935-09-09)September 9, 1935 Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Died	April 9, 2023(2023-04-09) (aged 87) Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Political party	Independent

Hidehiko Yamamoto (September 9, 1935 – April 9, 2023) was a Japanese politician. He served as the governor of Yamanashi Prefecture for one term from February 2003 to February 2007. Prior to that office, he served as Mayor of Kōfu for three terms from 1991 to 2002.^[1]

Yamamoto graduated from the Faculty of Business at Meiji University.^[1]

Yamamoto was repeatedly hospitalized in 2022 and 2023.^[1] He died in Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, on the morning of April 9, 2023, at the age of 87.^[1]