Taku Etō
Taku Etō | |
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江藤 拓 | |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
Assumed office 11 November 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Shigeru Ishiba |
Preceded by | Yasuhiro Ozato |
In office 11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Takamori Yoshikawa |
Succeeded by | Kōtarō Nogami |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 10 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | Takami Eto |
Constituency | Miyazaki 2nd |
Personal details | |
Born | Hyuga, Miyazaki, Japan | 1 July 1960
Political party | Liberal Democratic (2003–2005; 2006–present) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2005–2006) |
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Alma mater | Seijo University |
Website | https://eto-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.
Career
[edit]A native of Kadogawa, Miyazaki and graduate of Seijo University, Eto was elected to the house for the first time in 2003, succeeding his father, a former government minister, Takami Eto.[1]
Taku Eto's profile on the LDP website:[2]
- Secretary to a Diet Member
- Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(Fukuda Cabinet)
- Acting Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division of LDP
- Director, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Diet
- Senior Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of LDP's Shadow Cabinet
- Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Positions
[edit]Eto gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians in 2012:[3]
- in favor of the revision of the Constitution
- in favor of right of collective self-defense (revision of Article 9)
- in favor of reform of the National assembly (unicameral instead of bicameral)
- no answer for the reactivation of nuclear power plants
- no answer for the goal of zero nuclear power by 2030s
- in favor of the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Okinawa)
- no answer for the evaluation of the purchase of Senkaku Islands by the Government
- no answer for a strong attitude versus China
- against the participation of Japan to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
- against a nuclear-armed Japan
- against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage
Taku Eto is affiliated with the lobby group Nippon Kaigi, which is sceptical of the occurrence of Japanese war crimes. He was among the 86 MPs invited to the meeting for the 'one million people rally to protect the Imperial tradition' in March 2006,[4] and among the people who signed ‘THE FACTS’, an advertisement published in The Washington Post on June 14, 2007, in order to protest against United States House of Representatives House Resolution 121, and to deny the existence of sexual slavery for the Imperial military ('Comfort women').[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Japanese ex-minister found dead in Vietnam hotel room" - AFP - Nov 22, 2007 - Accessed Dec 1, 2014
- ^ Profile of Eto Taku on LDP website: jimin.jp/english/profile/members/114624.html (retrieved Dec 1, 2014)
- ^ Mainichi 2012: senkyo.mainichi.jp/46shu/kaihyo_area_meikan.html?mid=A45002001001
- ^ "皇室の伝統を守ろう!日本武道館・一万名大会" - Nippon Kaigi website - March 7, 2006
- ^ [File:The_Facts_about_the_Comfort_Women.jpg]
- 政治家情報 〜江藤 拓〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links
[edit]- Official website in Japanese.
- Living people
- 1960 births
- Members of Nippon Kaigi
- Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
- Seijo University alumni
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2017–2021
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2021–2024
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2024–