Masanori Nishio (西尾 正範, Nishio Masanori, 3 January 1949 – 28 May 2022)[1] was a Japanese politician.

Nishio was born in Ōno, Hokkaidō, now part of the city of Hokuto. After graduating Kyoto University, he became a public servant in 1973. He was appointed deputy mayor of Hakodate by its then-mayor Hiroshi Inoue (politician) [ja] in July 2003, but resigned himself in December 2006 due to a rift with the mayor over the construction of a retirement home.[2] He beat Inoue in the mayoral election held on 22 April 2007, and took office on 27 April.

References

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  • 函館戦争. Zaikai Sapporo (in Japanese). 46: 198–203. May 2008.
  • "西尾正範-ザ・選挙/立候補予定者情報-". ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  1. ^ 教育や子育てに注力、惜しむ声 西尾前函館市長、73歳で死去 (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "庁内対決"となった函館. Tokachi Mainichi Newspaper (in Japanese). Obihiro, Hokkaido. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
Preceded by Mayor of Hakodate
27 April 2007 – 26 April 2011
Succeeded by
Toshiki Kudo