is a former

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ese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature).

Early life

Komodo is a native of

Aioi, Hyōgo is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 28,208 in 13143 households and a population density of 310 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Aioi is located in southwestern Hyōgo Pref ...

and graduated from

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Political career

Komoto was elected to the

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for the first time in 1992 as a member of

Morihiro Hosokawa is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan, prime minister of Japan from 1993 to 1994. He led an eight-party coalition government which was the first Japanese government not headed by a Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Libera ...

's Japan New Party. He was then elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. He lost the seat in the 2000 election, but was reelected in 2003 and served until 2009, when he announced his retirement from politics after losing his seat in the 2009 election.

References

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Official website
in Japanese. 1950 births Living people Politicians from Hyōgo Prefecture Nihon University alumni Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Japan New Party politicians Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub