Yōhei Kōno
Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). is a Japanese politician. He was the President of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election.
Yōhei Kōno | |
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河野 洋平 | |
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| Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan | |
| In office 19 November 2003 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichirō Koizumi Shinzō Abe Yasuo Fukuda Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Tamisuke Watanuki |
| Succeeded by | Takahiro Yokomichi |
| President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 29 July 1993 – 1 October 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 9 August 1993 – 10 June 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Morihiro Hosokawa Tsutomu Hata |
| Preceded by | Sadao Yamahana |
| Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
| President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations | |
| In office 1999–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Hanji Aoki |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Yokokawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1937 Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Children | Tarō Kōno |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Kōno was speaker for the longest length since the set up of House of Representatives in 1890.[1] He was the president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations from 1999 to 2013.[2]
Yōhei Kōno Media
Kono with members of Murayama Reshuffled Cabinet (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on 8 August 1995). Despite Murayama served as Prime Minister, Kono as leader of the LDP led the Cabinet.
References
- ↑ "Kono's tenure longest as speaker". The Japan Times. 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). (in Japanese) Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 13 June 2012.