Dawn Yamamoto

The Honourable 	The Honourable
Dawn Akiko Yamamoto 	Dawn Akiko Yamamoto
山本 明子 	山本 明子
 	
14th Governor of TojimaElections: 2014, 2018 	14th Governor of TojimaElections: 2014, 2018
In office office 	In office office
1 June 2014 – 1 June 2022 	1 June 2014 – 1 June 2022
Lieutenant 	Takamori Koizumi
Premier 	Jason CalderonYvonne Hanamura
Preceded by 	Anna Kobayashi
Succeeded by 	Erika Noguchi
6th Leader of Tojima First 	6th Leader of Tojima First
In office 	In office
24 June 2011 – 6 September 2013 	24 June 2011 – 6 September 2013
Deputy 	Kai Ishihara
Preceded by 	Matthew Fujiwara
Succeeded by 	Kai Ishihara
Member of the Tojima Prefectural Assemblyfor Tohaiku	Member of the Tojima Prefectural Assemblyfor Tohaiku
In office 	In office
25 May 1998 – 6 September 2013 	25 May 1998 – 6 September 2013
Preceded by 	Jack Minami
Succeeded by 	Naoko Abe
Personal details 	Personal details
Born 	Dawn Akiko Kajiwara11 January 1970 (age 49)Mizuoka, Enderron
Political party 	Tojima First (since 2007)Liberal (2000–2007)Liberal Democrats (1998–2000)
Spouse(s) 	David S. Yamamoto (m. 2001)
Children 	1
Alma mater 	University of Tojima
Dawn Akiko Yamamoto (née Kajiwara, Japanese: 山本 明子; Hepburn: Yamamoto Akiko; born 11 January 1970) is an Enderronian former politician who served as the 14th Governor of Tojima, from 2014 to 2022. She is the first ever Tojima First candidate elected to a prefecture-wide office.Anna Kobayashi, who earlier served as Governor from 2002 to 2006 and 2010 to 2014, became affiliated with Tojima First midway through her first term. Prior to her gubernatorial term, she served as the leader of Tojima First from 2011 to 2013, and MP for Tohaiku from 1998 to 2013. She was initially elected as a member of the Liberal Democrats, which became the Liberal Party in 2000, but switched to Tojima First in 2007.