Kabun Mutō
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Kabun Mutō | |
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武藤 嘉文 | |
| Official portrait, 1996 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 April 1993 – 9 August 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Michio Watanabe |
| Succeeded by | Tsutomu Hata |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 28 February 1990 – 29 December 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Hikaru Matsunaga |
| Succeeded by | Eiichi Nakao |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 9 November 1979 – 17 July 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Masayoshi Ōhira Masayoshi Ito (acting) |
| Preceded by | Michio Watanabe |
| Succeeded by | Takao Kameoka |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 30 January 1967 – 8 August 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Yoji Muto |
| Constituency | Gifu 1st (1967–1996) Gifu 3rd (1996–2005) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1926年11月18日)18 November 1926 Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan |
| Died | 4 November 2009(2009年11月04日) (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Children | Yoji Muto |
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| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Kabun Mutō (武藤 嘉文, Mutō Kabun, 18 November 1926 – 4 November 2009) was a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs for a brief period in 1993.
Early life
[edit ]Mutō was born in Kakamigahara in Gifu Prefecture in 1926. He studied at the Kyoto University. He was later elected to the House of Representatives of Japan.
Political career
[edit ]Mutō founded and directed a minority studies group serving the Japanese government. Mutō replaced Michio Watanabe as Minister for Foreign Affairs.[1] After his stint as Foreign Minister, Mutō would later hold positions at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. He subsequently retired from politics in 2005.
Honors
[edit ]In March 1993 he was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia, for service to Australia–Japan relations.[2]
Death
[edit ]Mutō died in a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer on 4 November 2009, at age 82.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Harper, Alan Peter. "Japanese forge ties with African-Americans", Associated Press at Houston Chronicle . Sunday, May 9, 1993. Business 1. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.
- ^ It's an Honour
- ^ "Former Foreign Minister Kabun Mutō dies at 82". The Japan Times . November 4, 2009.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1979–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Minister of International Trade and Industry 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Minister for Foreign Affairs 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Head of the Management and Coordination Agency 1996–1997 |
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| Preceded by Yoshiaki Kibe
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Chairman of the Executive Council, Liberal Democratic Party 1995 |
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