Taku Etō

Taku Etō
江藤 拓
Etō in 2024
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
11 November 2024  21 May 2025
Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba
Preceded byYasuhiro Ozato
Succeeded byShinjirō Koizumi
In office
11 September 2019  16 September 2020
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byTakamori Yoshikawa
Succeeded byKōtarō Nogami
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
10 November 2003
Preceded byTakami Eto
ConstituencyMiyazaki 2nd
Personal details
Born (1960-07-01) 1 July 1960
Hyuga, Miyazaki, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic (2003–2005; 2006–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2005–2006)
Parent
Alma materSeijo University
Websiteeto-taku.jp

Taku Etō (江藤 拓, Etō Taku; born July 1, 1960) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2003. He previously served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and again in the Cabinet of Shigeru Ishiba.