Yoshio Mochizuki Explained

Yoshio Mochizuki
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:Minister of Environment
Primeminister:Shinzo Abe
Term Start:3 September 2014
Term End:2 October 2015
Predecessor:Nobuteru Ishihara
Successor:Tamayo Marukawa
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency1:Tōkai PR (2011–2012)
Shizuoka 4th (2012–2019)
Term Start1:24 January 2011
Term End1:19 December 2019
Predecessor1:Multi-member district
Successor1:Yōichi Fukazawa
Constituency2:Shizuoka 4th
Term Start2:22 October 1996
Term End2:21 July 2009
Predecessor2:Constituency established
Successor2:Kenji Tamura
Office3:Member of the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly
Term Start3:1991
Term End3:1996
Office4:Member of the Shimizu City Assembly
Term Start4:1975
Term End4:1991
Birth Date:2 May 1947
Birth Place:Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Death Place:Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Party:Liberal Democratic
Alma Mater:Chuo University

was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature), and a Minister of the Environment. A native of Shimizu, Shizuoka and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the first of his four terms in the city assembly of Shimizu in 1975 and to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Shizuoka Prefecture in 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as an independent. He was affiliated to the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi.[1]

Mochizuki died in office at the age of 72 on 19 December 2019.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. "Abe’s reshuffle promotes right-wingers" (Korea Joongang Daily - 2014/09/05)
  2. News: 望月義夫元環境相が死去 72歳. 19 December 2019. 19 December 2019. NHK. ja.