was a Japanese politician and 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 ...
representing
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
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Biography
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Yoshiyuki Kamei was born on 30 April 1936.
He graduated from
Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword
, type = Private research coeducational higher education institution
, established = 1858
, founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa
, endowmen ...
in 1962.
He was
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the cabinet of
Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi (; , ''Koizumi Jun'ichirō'' ; born 8 January 1942) is a former Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2009. He is ...
, before being replaced by
Yoshinobu Shimamura
is a Japanese politician.
Overviews
Born in Edogawa, Tokyo, he graduated from the Faculty of Politics & Economics at Gakushuin University in 1956 and then entered ENEOS, a Japanese oil company. He also worked as an aide to the Head of the D ...
. He had also previously served as
Transport Minister under
Ryutaro Hashimoto
was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998. He was the leader of one of the largest factions within the ruling LDP through most of the 1990s and remained a powerful back-room player in Japanese politic ...
.
Kamei died on 12 May 2006.
He was 70.
References
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1936 births
2006 deaths
People from Isehara, Kanagawa
Politicians from Kanagawa Prefecture
Keio University alumni
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
21st-century Japanese politicians
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