Goji Sakamoto

Goji Sakamoto (坂本 剛二, Sakamoto Gōji; 2 November 1944 – 4 November 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Chuo University, he had served in the city assembly of Iwaki since 1972 and in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for three terms since 1975. In 1986, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives. He ran again four years later and was elected for the first time. He died on 4 November 2018 at the age of 74 from heart failure.^[1]

Goji Sakamoto
坂本 剛二
Official portrait, 2003
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 December 2012 – 21 November 2014
Preceded by	Izumi Yoshida
Succeeded by	Masayoshi Yoshino
Constituency	Fukushima 5th
In office 19 February 1990 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Naoki Tanaka
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Constituency	Fukushima 3rd (1990–1996) Fukushima 5th (1996–2000; 2003–2005) Tohoku PR (2000–2003; 2005–2009)
Member of the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly
In office 1975–1990
Member of the Iwaki City Assembly
In office 1972–1975
Personal details
Born	(1944-11-02)2 November 1944 Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Died	4 November 2018(2018-11-04) (aged 74) Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Other political affiliations	NFP (1994–1998) Independent (1998–1999)
Children	Ryutaro Sakamoto
Relatives	Teruhiko Mashiko (brother-in-law)
Alma mater	Chuo University