Yoshio Mochizuki

Yoshio Mochizuki
望月 義夫
Mochizuki in 2014
Minister of Environment
In office 3 September 2014 – 2 October 2015
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Nobuteru Ishihara
Succeeded by	Tamayo Marukawa
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 24 January 2011 – 19 December 2019
Preceded by	Hideaki Ōmura
Succeeded by	Yōichi Fukazawa
Constituency	Tōkai PR (2011–2012) Shizuoka 4th (2012–2019)
In office 22 October 1996 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Kenji Tamura
Constituency	Shizuoka 4th
Member of the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly
In office 1991–1996
Member of the Shimizu City Assembly
In office 1975–1991
Personal details
Born	(1947-05-02)2 May 1947 Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Died	19 December 2019(2019-12-19) (aged 72) Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Chuo University

Yoshio Mochizuki (望月 義夫, Mochizuki Yoshio, 2 May 1947 – 19 December 2019) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature), and a Minister of the Environment.

Early life

Mochizuki was a native of Shimizu, Shizuoka and graduate of Chuo University.

Political career

Mochizuki was elected to the first of his four terms in the city assembly of Shimizu in 1975 and to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Shizuoka Prefecture in 1991.

He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as an independent. He was affiliated to the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi.

Mochizuki died in office at the age of 72 on 19 December 2019.

References

• 政治家情報 〜望月 義夫〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)