Motohiro Ōno (大野 元裕, Ōno Motohiro, born 12 November 1963) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. He assumed office replacing Kiyoshi Ueda in the August 2019 gubernatorial elections.[1][2]

Motohiro Ōno
大野 元裕
Governor of Saitama Prefecture
Assumed office
31 August 2019
Preceded byKiyoshi Ueda
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
26 July 2010 – 5 August 2019
Preceded byChiyako Shimada
Succeeded byKiyoshi Ueda
ConstituencySaitama at-large district
Personal details
Born (1963-11-12) 12 November 1963 (age 60)
Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
Political partyDemocratic Party for the People
Alma materInternational University of Japan
Keio University

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