Takeshi Maeda
Takeshi Maeda | |
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前田 武志 | |
 Maeda in 2011 | |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
| In office 2 September 2011 – 4 June 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Akihiro Ohata |
| Succeeded by | Yuichiro Hata |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 July 2004 – 25 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | House of Councillors proportional district |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 6 July 1986 – 2 June 2000 | |
| Succeeded by | Ryotaro Tanose |
| Constituency | Nara at-large district (1986–1996) Nara 4th district (1996–2000) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1937 Yoshino District, Nara, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Takeshi Maeda (前田 武志, Maeda Takeshi, born October 22, 1937) is a retired Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
A native of Yoshino District, Nara, he graduated from Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it. After serving in the House of Representatives for four terms, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004. In September 2011 he was appointed as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.[1][2] However, Maeda left the ministry the following year after a series of censure motions [3] were passed by the House of Councillors in April 2012, which required prime minister Noda to dismiss both Maeda and the Minister of Defence Naoki Tanaka in order to get support from the opposition parties to pass his plan to increase Japan's consumption tax rate.[4] Maeda retired from the House of Councillors after his term expired in 2016.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
- ^ Aoki, Mizuho, "Maeda eyes Eco-point plan to revive Tohoku", Japan Times, 13 September 2011, p. 3.
- ^ Japan Times, "LDP readies two censure motions", 18 April 2012
- ^ Japan Times, "Cabinet reshuffle for convenience", 6 June 2012
- ^ Takeshi Maeda, "[1]",
- 政治家情報 〜前田 武志〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
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External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
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