Koichi Yamamoto
Kōichi Yamamoto | |
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山本 公一 | |
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| Minister of Environment | |
| In office 3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Tamayo Marukawa |
| Succeeded by | Masaharu Nakagawa |
| Vice Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| In office 29 September 2004 – 21 September 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Imai |
| Succeeded by | Yoshihide Suga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1947 Uwajima, Ehime, Japan |
| Died | October 31, 2023 (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Koichi Yamamoto (山本 公一, Yamamoto Kōichi, September 4, 1947 – October 31, 2023) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Background and profile[edit]
A native of Uwajima, Ehime and graduate of Keio University, Yamamoto was the son of Yuichi Yamamoto, the mayor of Uwajima, and a member of the House of Representatives.
Yamamoto was elected to his one term in the assembly of Aichi Prefecture in 1991 and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.
His profile on the LDP website:[1]
- Member, Ehime Prefectural Assembly
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment(Hashimoto Cabinet)
- Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications(Koizumi Cabinet)
- Deputy Chairman, General Council of LDP
- Director, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division of LDP
- Chairman, Fundamental National Policies Committee of Diet
Koichi Yamamoto died on October 31, 2023, at the age of 76.[2]
Positions[edit]
Affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[3] Yamamoto gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians in 2012:[4]
- in favor of the revision of the Constitution
- in favor of right of collective self-defense (revision of Article 9)
- in favor of reactivating nuclear power plants
- against the goal of zero nuclear power by 2030s
- in favor of the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Okinawa)
- in favor of evaluating the purchase of Senkaku Islands by the Government
- in favor of an attitude avoiding conflict with China
- against the participation of Japan to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
- against a nuclear-armed Japan
- no answer regarding the reform of the National assembly (unicameral instead of bicameral)
- no answer regarding the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage
References[edit]
- ^ Profile of Yamamoto Kouichi on the LDP website: jimin.jp/english/profile/members/114796.html Archived 2014-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "元環境相の山本公一氏が死去". Ehime. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Nippon Kaigi website
- ^ Mainichi 2012: senkyo.mainichi.jp/46shu/kaihyo_area_meikan.html?mid=A38004003003
- 政治家情報 〜山本 公一〜. senkyo.janjan.jp (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
External links[edit]
- Official website in Japanese.
| Environment Agency Director General | |
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| Environment Agency Director General Director in Charge of Global Environmental Problems | |
| Minister of the Environment Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems | |
| Minister of the Environment | |
