Hosei Norota
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Hōsei Norota | |
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野呂田 芳成 | |
| Official portrait, 1999 | |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 20 November 1998 – 5 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
| Preceded by | Fukushiro Nukaga |
| Succeeded by | Riki Kawara |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 8 August 1995 – 11 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Taichirō Ōgawara |
| Succeeded by | Ichizō Ōhara |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 December 1983 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Kawaguchi |
| Constituency | Akita 1st (1983–1996) Akita 2nd (1996–2009) |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 11 July 1977 – 9 July 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Masaji Sawada |
| Succeeded by | Hiromitsu Deguchi |
| Constituency | Akita at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1929年10月25日)25 October 1929 Noshiro, Akita, Japan |
| Died | 23 May 2019(2019年05月23日) (aged 89) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
Hosei Norota (野呂田 芳成, Norota Hōsei, 25 October 1929 – 23 May 2019) was a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Noshiro, Akita and graduate of Chuo University he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1953. Leaving the ministry, he was elected to the House of Councillors in the Diet for the first time in 1977. In 1983 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. From 1995 to 1996 he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tomiichi Murayama's cabinet. In 1998 he served briefly as Director General of the Japan Defense Agency.
In 2001, Norota received the civilian honor Padma Vibhushan from the President of India.
Norota died of bladder cancer on 23 May 2019 at a Tokyo hospital, aged 89.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Former Japanese defense chief Norota dies at 89". Mainichi Shimbun . 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- 政治家情報 〜野呂田 芳成〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
External links
[edit ]- Official website in Japanese.
| House of Representatives (Japan) | ||
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| Preceded by | Chair, Committee on Construction of the House of Representatives 1988–1989 |
Succeeded by Yoshiyuki Tōya
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| Preceded by | Chair, Committee on Fundamental National Policies of the House of Representatives 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by Hisao Horinouchi
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| Preceded by Shōzō Harada
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Chair, Committee on Budget of the House of Representatives 2001–2002 |
Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Taichirō Ōgawara
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Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1995–1996 |
Succeeded by Ichizō Ōhara
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| Preceded by | Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by |
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