Haruo Okada ( ja, 岡田春夫; June 14, 1914 – November 6, 1991) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the

Socialist Party of Japan The was a socialist and progressive political party in Japan that existed from 1945 to 1996. The party was founded as the Social Democratic Party of Japan by members of several proletarian parties that existed before World War II, including t ...

. He was a member of the

House of Representatives of Japan The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors is the upper house. The composition of the House is established by and of the Constitution of Japan. The House of Representatives ha ...

for the multi-member constituency Hokkaido's 4th district. He was a recipient of the

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...

. He served alongside Seiichi Ikehata, Tatsuo Takahashi and

Shōichi Watanabe was an English scholar and one of Japan’s cultural critics. He is known for ultranationalist historical negationism. He was born in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate of Sophia University, where he obtained his Master’s degree, he c ...

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そらち産業遺産と観光元衆議院副議長岡田春夫の生家
1914 births 1991 deaths Japanese politicians Japanese socialists Politicians from Hokkaido Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun {{Japan-politician-stub