佐藤善仁

Yoshihito Sato is a Japanese politician currently serving as the Mayor of Ichinoseki in Iwate Prefecture. Born in 1957 in Ichinoseki, he graduated from Meiji University's Faculty of Business Administration. Sato spent his early career working for the Ichinoseki municipal government, where he held various administrative roles, including Director of the Planning and Promotion Department and General Affairs Department. He served as Deputy Mayor from 2017 before being elected Mayor in 2021. He was re-elected to a second term in 2025.