Goji Sakamoto (坂本 剛二, Sakamoto Gōji, 2 November 1944 – 4 November 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Chuo University, he had served in the city assembly of Iwaki since 1972 and in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for three terms since 1975. In 1986, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives. He ran again four years later and was elected for the first time. He died on 4 November 2018 at the age of 74 from heart failure.[1]
Goji Sakamoto | |
|---|---|
坂本 剛二 | |
 Official portrait, 2003 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 December 2012 – 21 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Izumi Yoshida |
| Succeeded by | Masayoshi Yoshino |
| Constituency | Fukushima 5th |
| In office 19 February 1990 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Constituency | Fukushima 3rd (1990–1996) Fukushima 5th (1996–2000; 2003–2005) Tohoku PR (2000–2003; 2005–2009) |
| Member of the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1975–1990 | |
| Member of the Iwaki City Assembly | |
| In office 1972–1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1944 Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan |
| Died | 4 November 2018 (aged 74) Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | New Frontier |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
References
edit- ^ "元自民衆院議員の坂本剛二氏死去：時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- 政治家情報 〜坂本 剛二〜. JANJAN (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
External links
edit- Official website in Japanese.
 | This article about a Japanese politician born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |