is a former

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ese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the

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in the Diet (national legislature).

Background and career

A native of

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and graduate of the

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he joined the

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in 1964. In 1972 when his father-in-law Takeo Noda died, he left the ministry to run for Takeo Noda's seat and was elected for the first time. Later, he served as the Minister of Construction in 1989 ( Uno Cabinet), Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy ( Miyazawa Cabinet), Minister of Home Affairs ( Obuchi Cabinet), Chairman, General Assembly of Party Members of the House of Representatives of LDP. Noda served in the House of Representatives for 16 terms, until he lost reelection in the Kumamoto 2nd district in 2021.

Positions regarding key issues

Noda gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted to lawmakers by Mainichi in 2012: *in favor of the revision of the constitution *in favor of collective-self-defense (which implies a revision of the Article 9) *in favor of the reform to a unicameral legislative system *in favor of a strong stance versus

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*the possibility of a nuclear-armed Japan should be considered in the future *in favor of the reactivation of nuclear plants, against the goal of zero-nuclear energy by 2030 *against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage *in favor of relocating the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa *against the

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Noda was also the chairman of the pro-tobacco lobby in the Japanese Diet.Japan Faces Murky Path to Restaurant Smoking Ban

- Nikkei Asian Review, May 9, 2017

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* in Japanese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Noda, Takeshi 1941 births Living people People from Kumamoto University of Tokyo alumni Members of Nippon Kaigi Ministers of construction of Japan Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2009–2012 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