Kenta Suzuki

is a Japanese politician currently serving as Governor of Akita Prefecture as an independent politician. and grew up in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture Suzuki later attended the Officer Candidate School and was assigned to the 16th Infantry Regiment. He was also deployed to the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Timor-Leste and Iraq.

In 2006, Suzuki retired from the JGSDF and moved to Akita City, the hometown of his wife, whom he met at the Officer Candidate School. In 2015, Suzuki ran for the Akita City constituency in the Akita Prefectural Assembly election as a member of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party,

He also served as Vice-Speaker of the Prefectural Assembly between 2023 and 2024.

In November 2024, Suzuki announced his candidacy for the 2025 Akita Prefectural Gubernatorial election upon the expiration of his term at the prefectural assembly. He resigned from his seat after winning the election, and left the Liberal Democratic Party in January 2025.

In the election, he defeated former Akita Vice Governor Kazuzo Saruta and others,