Yoshitada Konoike
Yoshitada Konoike | |
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鴻池 祥肇 | |
Official portrait, 2002 | |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political affairs, House of Councillors) | |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 13 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Mitsuhide Iwaki |
| Succeeded by | Katsuhito Asano |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 23 July 1995 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nanryō Kyokudō IV |
| Succeeded by | Hiroyuki Kada |
| Constituency | Hyōgo at-large |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 6 July 1986 – 18 June 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Yōko Fujiki |
| Succeeded by | Yuriko Koike |
| Constituency | Hyōgo 2nd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1940 Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Died | 25 December 2018 (aged 78) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Yoshitada Konoike (鴻池 祥肇, Konoike Yoshitada; November 28, 1940 – December 25, 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature), formerly Minister of State for Disaster Management. A native of Amagasaki, Hyōgo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986 after an unsuccessful run in 1983. After losing his seat in 1993, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 and is currently serving his fourth 6-year term.