Koichi Kato (politician, born 1939)
Koichi Kato (加藤 紘一, Katō Kōichi, 17 June 1939 – 9 September 2016) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who held a seat in the House of Representatives in the National Diet for 13 terms between 1972 and 2012. Kato was elected to several districts in Yamagata Prefecture and served as the Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1984 to 1986 and Chief Cabinet Secretary from 1991 to 1992. Kato was a leading member of the Kōchikai faction of the LDP aligned with Prime Ministers Masayoshi Ōhira, Zenkō Suzuki, and Kiichi Miyazawa. Kato lost his seat at the December 2012 general election, and his daughter Ayuko Kato was elected to the seat at the 2014 general election.
Koichi Kato | |
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加藤 紘一 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan | |
| In office 1991–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Misoji Sakamoto |
| Succeeded by | Yōhei Kōno |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 1 November 1984 – 22 July 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Kurihara Yoshiyuki |
| Succeeded by | Kurihara Yoshiyuki |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 December 1972 – 9 April 2002 | |
| Constituency | Yamagata 2nd district (1972-1996) Yamagata 4th district (1996-2002) |
| In office 10 November 2003 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Constituency | Yamagata 3rd district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1939 Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 9 September 2016 (aged 77) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Children | 3 (including Ayuko) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Harvard University |
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