Michihiko Kano
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Michihiko Kano | |
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鹿野 道彦 | |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
In office 17 September 2010 – 4 June 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Naoto Kan Yoshihiko Noda |
Preceded by | Masahiko Yamada |
Succeeded by | Akira Gunji |
In office 10 August 1989 – 28 February 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
Preceded by | Hisao Horinouchi |
Succeeded by | Tomio Yamamoto |
Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency | |
In office 12 December 1992 – 9 August 1993 | |
Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Preceded by | Junzō Iwasaki |
Succeeded by | Kōshirō Ishida |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 31 August 2009 – 16 November 2012 | |
Preceded by | Toshiaki Endō |
Succeeded by | Toshiaki Endō |
Constituency | Yamagata 1st |
In office 11 December 1976 – 8 August 2005 | |
Constituency | Old Yamagata 1st (1976–1996) New Yamagata 1st (1996–2003) Tohoku PR (2003–2005) |
Personal details | |
Born | Yamagata, Japan | 24 January 1942
Died | 21 October 2021 Yamagata, Japan | (aged 79)
Political party | DPJ |
Other political affiliations | LDP NFP GGP |
Alma mater | Gakushuin University |
Michihiko Kano (鹿野道彦, Kano Michihiko, 24 January 1942 – 21 October 2021) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries twice.[1][2][3]
He lost his seat in the 16 December 2012 general election.[4]
Kano was born in Yamagata. He graduated from Gakushuin University. [5]
After period of illness, Michihiko Kano died on 21 October 2021 in a hospital in Yamagata City; he was 79.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Michihiko Kano - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries". japan.kantei.go.jp. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Japan's PM Yoshihiko Noda wins party leadership vote". BBC News Online. BBC. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "鹿野道彦元衆議院議員が死去 自民・民主両政権で農相など歴任" (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Japan Times Nothing left for the election-gutted DPJ to do but rebuild December 18, 2012
- ^ "Michihiko Kano — MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES | Kan Cabinet | the Japan Times".
- ^ "Former Japanese farm minister, veteran lawmaker Kano dies at 79". Mainichi Daily News. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2021 deaths
- Ministers of agriculture, forestry and fisheries of Japan
- Democratic Party of Japan politicians
- Politicians from Yamagata Prefecture
- Gakushuin University alumni
- People from Yamagata (city)
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2009–2012
- Japanese politician, 1940s birth stubs