Fumio Abe (阿部 文男, Abe Fumio, 23 June 1922 – 6 December 2006) was a politician in Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who served as state minister for Hokkaido and Okinawa development agencies. Abe was not related to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose surname is pronounced identically but written using different characters (安倍).
Fumio Abe | |
|---|---|
| State Minister for Hokkaido and Okinawa development agencies | |
| In office 1989–1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1922 Japan |
| Died | 6 December 2006 (aged 84) Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Career
editAbe was first elected to the lower house in 1969.[1] He was state minister for Okinawa and Hokkaido development agencies in 1989 in the cabinet of Toshiki Kaifu.[1][2] Abe served as secretary general and treasurer of Kiichi Miyazawa's faction in the LDP until December 1991.[3] Abe resigned from his post after newspaper reports of the alleged bribes.[4] Abe retired from politics in 1993.[1]
Bribery scandal
editAbe was arrested due to his involvement in a bribery scandal on 13 January 1992.[5][6] In 1994, he was sentenced by the Tokyo District Court to three years in prison along with a fine. His appeal was rejected by the Tokyo High Court and the Supreme Court. However, he served no jail time because he was hospitalized with an illness.[1]
Death
editFumio Abe died of heart failure in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on 6 December 2006. He was 84.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Fumio Abe". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Peter J. Herzog (1993). Japan's Pseudo-Democracy. Sandgate: Japan Library. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-873410-07-3.
- ^ "Ex-cabinet official in Japan arrested in bribery scandal". Deseret News. 13 January 1992. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Leslie Helm (14 January 1992). "Ally's Arrest in Bribery Case a Blow to Miyazawa". Los Angeles Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Official held in bribery scandal". St. Petersburg Times. 14 January 1992. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Minister in Japan Indicted in Bribery Case". The New York Times. 2 February 1992. p. 6.