Yōhei Kōno
Yōhei Kōno | |
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河野 洋平 | |
Official portrait, 1999 | |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 November 2003 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Deputy | Kansei Nakano Takahiro Yokomichi |
| Preceded by | Tamisuke Watanuki |
| Succeeded by | Takahiro Yokomichi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 October 1999 – 26 April 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizo Obuchi Yoshiro Mori |
| Preceded by | Masahiko Kōmura |
| Succeeded by | Makiko Tanaka |
| In office 30 June 1994 – 11 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Koji Kakizawa |
| Succeeded by | Yukihiko Ikeda |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 30 June 1994 – 2 October 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Tomiichi Murayama |
| Preceded by | Tsutomu Hata |
| Succeeded by | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 9 August 1993 – 2 October 1995 | |
| Vice President | Keizō Obuchi |
| Secretary-General | |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 9 August 1993 – 30 June 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Morihiro Hosokawa Tsutomu Hata |
| Preceded by | Sadao Yamahana |
| Succeeded by | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 12 December 1992 – 9 August 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Koichi Kato |
| Succeeded by | Masayoshi Takemura |
| Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency | |
| In office 28 December 1985 – 22 July 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Reiichi Takeuchi |
| Succeeded by | Yataro Mitsubayashi |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 29 January 1967 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Yōsuke Kamiyama |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 3rd (1967–1976) Kanagawa 5th (1976–1996) Kanagawa 17th (1996–2009) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1937 Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic (before 1976; 1986–present) |
| Other political affiliations | New Liberal Club (1976–1986) |
| Children | Taro Kono |
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| Relatives | Kenzō Kōno (uncle) Seiichi Tagawa (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Yōhei Kōno (河野 洋平, Kōno Yōhei; born 15 January 1937) is a Japanese politician and a former President of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election. Kōno served as speaker for the longest length since the set up of House of Representatives in 1890.
He was the president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations from 1999 to 2013.