Yōhei Kōno

Japanese politician

Yōhei Kōno (河野 洋平, Kōno Yōhei, born 15 January 1937) is a Japanese politician. He was the President of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election.

Yōhei Kōno
河野 洋平
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
In office
19 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
Prime MinisterJunichirō Koizumi
Shinzō Abe
Yasuo Fukuda
Tarō Asō
Preceded byTamisuke Watanuki
Succeeded byTakahiro Yokomichi
President of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office
29 July 1993 – 1 October 1995
Preceded byKiichi Miyazawa
Succeeded byRyutaro Hashimoto
Leader of the Opposition
In office
9 August 1993 – 10 June 1994
Prime MinisterMorihiro Hosokawa
Tsutomu Hata
Preceded bySadao Yamahana
Succeeded byToshiki Kaifu
President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations
In office
1999–2013
Preceded byHanji Aoki
Succeeded byHiroshi Yokokawa
Personal details
Born (1937-01-15) 15 January 1937 (age 87)
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
ChildrenTarō Kōno
Alma materWaseda University

Kōno was speaker for the longest length since the set up of House of Representatives in 1890.[1] He was the president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations from 1999 to 2013.[2]

References

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  1. "Kono's tenure longest as speaker". The Japan Times. 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  2. The Successive President and Vice-President and Senior-Managing-Director of JAAF (日本陸連歴代会長・理事長・専務理事) (in Japanese) Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 13 June 2012.