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Kōtarō Nogami

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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

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.

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.