| Shōgo Arai | |
|---|---|
| 荒井 正吾 | |
| Governor of Nara Prefecture | |
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Assumed office 3 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Yoshiya Kakimoto |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 18, 1945 Yao, Osaka, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Shōgo Arai (荒井 正吾 Arai Shōgo?, born January 18, 1945 in Yao, Osaka) is the governor of Nara Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Transport, attending Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs as a ministry official. Leaving the ministry in 2001, he was elected to the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan (national legislature) for the first time in the same year.