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.
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
- ^ "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
- Official website in Japanese.
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