
was a Japanese
politician
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of the
Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the
House of Councillors
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in the
Diet
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Food
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(national legislature). A native of
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture t ...
and graduate of the
University of Tokyo
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, he worked at the
Ministry of Home Affairs
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from 1958 to 1991. After teaching, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.
Kimura died in Tokyo on 15 November 2023, at the age of 89.
【訃報】木村仁元参議院議員が死去 自民党熊本県連会長も務める
References
Sources
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External links
Official website
in Japanese.
1934 births
2023 deaths
Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
University of Tokyo alumni
People from Kumamoto
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
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