Tarō Kimura (politician)

Tarō Kimura
Tarō Kimura
木村太郎
	Official portrait, 2001
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 20 October 1996 – 25 July 2017
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Aomori 4th
Member of the Aomori Prefectural Assembly
	In office; 1991–1996
Constituency	Minamitsugaru District
Personal details
Born	20 July 1965; Fujisaki, Aomori, Japan
Died	25 July 2017 (aged 52); Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Toyo University

Tarō Kimura (木村太郎, Kimura Tarō, July 20, 1965 − July 25, 2017) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Early life

Kimura was a native of Fujisaki, Aomori and graduated from Toyo University.

Political career

Kimura was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the Aomori Prefectural Assembly for two terms.

Death

He died of cancer on July 25, 2017, at a hospital in Tokyo, aged 52.^[1]^[2]

References

政治家情報〜木村太郎〜. ザ･選挙] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-20.

^ "LDP lawmaker Taro Kimura dies of pancreatic cancer at 52". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^ 木村太郎さん５２歳＝衆院議員 [Taro Kimura dies at 52]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[jt20170725-1] "LDP lawmaker Taro Kimura dies of pancreatic cancer at 52". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

[mainichi20170725-2] 木村太郎さん５２歳＝衆院議員 [Taro Kimura dies at 52]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

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