Seishirō Etō
Seishirō Etō (衛藤 征士郎, Etō Seishirō, born April 29, 1941) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.[2][3]
Seishirō Etō | |
|---|---|
衛藤 征士郎 | |
| Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Speaker | Takahiro Yokomichi |
| Preceded by | Takahiro Yokomichi |
| Succeeded by | Hirotaka Akamatsu |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 8 August 1995 – 11 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Tokuichiro Tamazawa |
| Succeeded by | Hideo Usui |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 18 December 1983 | |
| Member of Councillors | |
| In office July 1977 – 18 December 1983 | |
| Mayor of Kusu Town | |
| In office April 1971 – July 1977[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1941 Koshin,Zenranan-dō,Japanese Korea (now Gangjin, South Jeolla, South Korea |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Career Edit
A native of Kusu District, Ōita, he attended Waseda University as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected: in 1971 as the Mayor of the town of Kusu, Ōita, elected in 1977 to the House of Councilors and elected in 1983 to the House of Representatives for his inaugural term; Eto has been returned to office eight times for the 2nd District for Oita Prefecture. In 1995, he was the Director General of the Japan Defense Agency and in 2001, he was Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. In 2002, he was elected as a head of the LDP's Oita Prefecture chapter and in 2009, he was elected as Vice-Speaker for the House of Representatives.
Etō was a leader in the movement to make Mountain Day a national holiday.[4]
Honours Edit
- Armenia: Medal of Honour by the National Assembly of Armenia.[5]
- Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (29 October 2014)[6]
- Pakistan: Hilal-i-Pakistan (2019).[7]
References Edit
- ^ https://www.seishiro.jp/profile/ryakureki_yakusyoku.html 2019-08-18 at the Wayback Machine Etō's Website
- ^ "日本会議の全貌——知られざる巨大組織の実態" Yoshifumi Tawara、2016/06/17。ISBN 9784763407818
- ^ "日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。ISBN 9784865720105
- ^ Warnock, Eleanor; Eric Pfanner (2014-05-22). "Lawmaker Discusses Significance of Mountain Day - Japan Real Time". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ "National Assembly of Armenia". parliament.am.
- ^ Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Dutch Royal House
- ^ "172 people, including Mehwish Hayat, Wasim Akram, conferred national awards". Samaa TV.
- 政治家情報 〜衛藤 征士郎〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links Edit
- Official website (in Japanese)