Chubee Kagita (鍵田 忠兵衛, Kagita Chūbee, 6 August 1957 – 16 December 2011[1]) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Chubee Kagita | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 August 1957. |
| Died | 16 December 2011 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Member of the House of Representatives in the Diet |
Kagita was born in Nara, son of former House of Representative member Kagita Saburou Tadashi. Kagita graduated from Kokushikan University with a Bachelor's degree in Politics and Economics.[2] He had served in the assembly of Nara Prefecture for three terms since 1995 and became the mayor of Nara in 2004. Resigning as mayor in 2005, he ran unsuccessfully for the mayor of Nara in the same year (defeated by current mayor Gen Nakagawa in the 2009 elections). He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 and resigned in 2009 to run as mayor of Nara.[2]
References
edit- ^ 訃報：鍵田忠兵衛さん54歳＝前衆議院議員、元奈良市長 [Obituary: Mr. Chubee Kagita (54 years old), former politician, a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and Mayor of Nara]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Chubei Kagita - Lullar Data". Data.lullar.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- 政治家情報 〜鍵田 忠兵衛〜. JANJAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
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