Koichi Kato (LDP)

Koichi Kato (加藤紘一, Katō Kōichi, June 17, 1939-) is a retired Japanese politician. Ayuko Kato (加藤鮎子, Katō Ayuko), third daughter, is his successor. , Born in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, he is a member of the House of Representatives and the Liberal Democratic Party.

Political career

After graduating from the University of Tokyo he joined the Foreign ministry in 1963, which led to stints at the Japanese embassies in Taipei and Washington, D.C.. In 1967 he completed a Master's degree at Harvard University. After continuing his foreign service career in Hong Kong he returned to Japan as an aide in the China Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Ministry. His experience in foreign affairs resulted in fluent English and Chinese, and he remains deeply interested in relations with China.

Kato was first elected to the Diet in 1972, representing his native Yamagata and has represented that area continuously except for a brief forced resignation due to scandal in 2002. He was aligned with the Kōchikai (then called Ōhira) faction of the LDP, which produced three Japanese Prime Ministers; Masayoshi Ōhira, Zenkō Suzuki, and Kiichi Miyazawa. The power of this faction provided Kato ample opportunity for promotion, and he served in several Cabinet Positions through the 1980s and early 90s. In 1992, he was elected Secretary-General of the LDP, a time when the traditional dominance of the party was being challenged.

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Koichi Kato

Kōichi Katō is the name of two House of Representatives of Japan's members:

Koichi Kato (LDP) (加藤紘一, born 1939), Japanese politician

Koichi Kato (DPJ) (加藤公一, born 1964), Japanese politician

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Koichi Kato (DPJ)

Note: This page is about Koichi Kato (加藤　公一), a member of the Democratic Party of Japan serving in the Japanese Diet. There is another Koichi Kato(加藤　紘一), a well known Liberal Democrat Party leader, also a member of the Diet.

Koichi Kato (加藤公一, Katō Kōichi, born April 6, 1964) is a Japanese politician from Tokyo and a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He represents the House of Representatives Tokyo 20 electoral district. A native of Chiyoda, Tokyo and graduate of Sophia University, he worked at Recruit from 1988 to 1996. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.