was a Japanese politician of the
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the
House of Representatives in the
Diet (national legislature). A native of
Sōka, Saitama and graduate of
Waseda University, he was elected to the city assembly of Sōka in 1970 (serving for one term) and then to the first of his four terms as the mayor of Sōka in 1977. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of the
Japan New Party
The was a Japanese political party that existed briefly from 1992 to 1994.
The party, considered liberal, was founded by Morihiro Hosokawa, a former Diet member and Kumamoto Prefecture governor, who left the Liberal Democratic Party to protest ...
. After becoming a member of the
New Frontier Party, he joined the LDP.
Imai died on 3 March 2023, at the age of 81.
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1941 births
2023 deaths
20th-century Japanese politicians
21st-century Japanese politicians
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Mayors of places in Saitama Prefecture
Waseda University alumni
People from Sōka
Japanese municipal councilors
Politicians from Saitama Prefecture
Japan New Party politicians
New Frontier Party (Japan) politicians
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
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