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Michihiko Kano

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Michihiko Kano
鹿野 道彦
Official portrait, 2010
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
17 September 2010 – 4 June 2012
Prime MinisterNaoto Kan
Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded byMasahiko Yamada
Succeeded byAkira Gunji
In office
10 August 1989 – 28 February 1990
Prime MinisterToshiki Kaifu
Preceded byHisao Horinouchi
Succeeded byTomio Yamamoto
Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency
In office
12 December 1992 – 9 August 1993
Prime MinisterKiichi Miyazawa
Preceded byJunzō Iwasaki
Succeeded byKōshirō Ishida
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
31 August 2009 – 16 November 2012
Preceded byToshiaki Endō
Succeeded byToshiaki Endō
ConstituencyYamagata 1st
In office
11 December 1976 – 8 August 2005
ConstituencyOld Yamagata 1st (1976–1996)
New Yamagata 1st (1996–2003)
Tohoku PR (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born(1942-01-24)24 January 1942
Yamagata, Japan
Died21 October 2021(2021-10-21) (aged 79)
Yamagata, Japan
Political partyDPJ
Other political
affiliations
LDP
NFP
GGP
Alma materGakushuin 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

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  1. ^ "Michihiko Kano - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries". japan.kantei.go.jp. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Japan's PM Yoshihiko Noda wins party leadership vote". BBC News Online. BBC. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Japan Times Nothing left for the election-gutted DPJ to do but rebuild December 18, 2012
  5. ^ "Michihiko Kano — MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES | Kan Cabinet | the Japan Times".
  6. ^ "Former Japanese farm minister, veteran lawmaker Kano dies at 79". Mainichi Daily News. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.