Takehiko Endo (遠藤 武彦, Endō Takehiko, October 5, 1938 – December 27, 2019) [1] was a Japanese politician who was a member of Liberal Democratic Party, serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. On September 3, 2007, due to the financial scandal, he resigned as Minister of Agriculture just eight days after he was appointed to the post.[2] Masatoshi Wakabayashi became new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries again.
Takehiko Endo | |
|---|---|
遠藤 武彦 | |
 Endo in 2007 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 27 August 2007 – 3 September 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Masatoshi Wakabayashi |
| Succeeded by | Akira Amari |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 October 1996 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Yōsuke Kondō |
| Constituency | Yamagata 2nd |
| In office 7 July 1986 – 18 June 1993 | |
| Constituency | Yamagata 1st |
| Member of the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1975–1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1938 Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan |
| Died | 27 December 2019 (aged 81) Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
A native of Yonezawa, Yamagata and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Yamagata Prefecture in 1975 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. He lost his seat in 1993 but was re-elected three years later.
On December 27, 2019, Endo died in a hospital in Yamagata Prefecture from interstitial pneumonia.[3]
References
edit- ^ "元農相 遠藤武彦氏 死去 | NHKニュース". www3.nhk.or.jp. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28.
- ^ "Endo to quit over subsidy scandal". The Japan Times. September 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
- ^ "元農相 遠藤武彦氏 死去". NHK. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- 政治家情報 〜遠藤 武彦〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links
edit- Official website in Japanese.
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