Genjirō Kaneko
Genjirō Kaneko | |
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金子 原二郎 | |
House of Councillors | |
In office 26 July 2010 – 3 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Tadashi Inuzuka |
Succeeded by | Keisuke Yamamoto (politician) |
Constituency | Nagasaki at-large district |
Governor of Nagasaki Prefecture | |
In office 2 March 1998 – 1 March 2010 | |
Preceded by | Isamu Takada |
Succeeded by | Hōdō Nakamura |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 18 December 1983 – 23 January 1998 | |
Constituency | Former Nagasaki 2nd district (1983-1996) Nagasaki 4th district (1996-1998) |
Member of the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly | |
In office 1975–1983 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ikitsuki, Nagasaki, Empire of Japan | May 8, 1944
Political party | LDP |
Children | Yōzō Kaneko (politician) |
Parent | Iwazō Kaneko(father) |
Alma mater | Keio University |
Genjirō Kaneko (金子 原二郎, Kaneko Genjirō, born May 8, 1944) is a Japanese politician and member of the
Political career
Kaneko first entered public office as a member of the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly in 1975. He resigned during his third term in the assembly in 1983 to contest the national House of Representatives seat that was held at that time by his father Iwazō Kaneko. Genjiro came second in the Nagasaki No.2 district at the December 1983 general election, claiming one of the four seats represented by the district. Iwazō died at the age of 79 on 27 December 1983, 9 days after his son's election victory.
Kaneko retained his seat in the No.2 district at subsequent elections in 1986, 1990 and 1993. Following the electoral reforms of 1994, he became the member for the single-seat Nagasaki No.4 district at the 1996 general election. In 1998, during his 5th term in the House of Representatives, Kaneko resigned from the house to contest the Nagasaki gubernatorial election.
Kaneko served as the
In October 2021, he became Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries during the Kishida Cabinet.
References
- 政治家情報 〜金子 原二郎〜. JANJAN ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved 2007-12-08.