Masaharu Gotōda
Masaharu Gotōda (後藤田正晴, Gotoda Masaharu, 9 August 1914 – 19 September 2005) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the diet, Minister of Justice, and Chief Cabinet Secretary.[1][2] A native of Yoshinogawa, Tokushima and graduate of Tokyo University.
Masaharu Gotōda | |
|---|---|
 Gotōda in 1992 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 December 1992 – 9 August 1993 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 27 November 1982 – 27 December 1983 28 December 1985 - 6 November 1987 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Tokushima's district | |
| In office 10 December 1976 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1914 Yoshinogawa, Tokushima, Japan |
| Died | 19 September 2005 (aged 91) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University |
Gotōda served as Commissioner General of the National Police Agency from 1969 to 1972, Chief Cabinet Secretary, Director of General Affairs Agency from 1982 to 1987 (under Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone), and he was Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Justice from 1992 to 1993 (under Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa). As a politician, Gotōda was called the "Japanese Andropov".[3]
Gotōda retired in 1996, when he was 82 years old.
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