Takehiko Endo

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.

Takehiko Endo
Endo Takehiko
遠藤　武彦
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27) – September 3, 2007 (2007-09-03)
Member of House of Representatives
In office
July 7, 1986 (1986-07-07)
October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21) – June 18, 1993 (1993-06-18)
July 21, 2009 (2009-07-21)
Personal details
Born(1938-10-05)October 5, 1938
Yonezawa, Japan
DiedDecember 27, 2019(2019-12-27) (aged 81)
Alma materChuo University

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
  • 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. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  1. "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.
  2. "Endo to quit over subsidy scandal". The Japan Times. September 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
  3. "元農相 遠藤武彦氏 死去". NHK. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.


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