Kōtarō Nogami

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Kōtarō Nogami (born 20 May 1967)[1] is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from September 2020 to October 2021.[2][3] He previously served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2016 to 2019, and is also a member of the House of Councilors of Japan, winning his first election in 2001.

Kōtarō Nogami
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byTaku Etō
Succeeded byGenjirō Kaneko
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2010
In office
29 July 2001 – 28 July 2007
Personal details
Born (1967-05-20) 20 May 1967 (age 57)
Toyama
Alma materKeio University

Nogami served in the House of Councilors for Toyama from 2001 to 2007, serving one term. After losing re-election, he ran again in 2010 and successfully won the seat. In 2013, he was named State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and served in that position for a year. In 2016, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed him as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, and he served in that position until 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Kōtarō Nogami". Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Suga becomes Japan PM, forms continuity Cabinet as Abe era ends". Kyodo News. 17 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Suga elected prime minister, retains eight Cabinet members". The Asahi Shimbun. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.