Kosuke Ito (politician)

Kosuke Ito (伊藤 公介, Itō Kōsuke; born October 23, 1941) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Takatō, Nagano and graduate of Hosei University, he studied abroad in Berlin and then at Ohio State University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1976 as an independent and later joined the New Liberal Club, which later merged with the LDP.

Kosuke Ito
伊藤 公介
Director-General of the National Land Agency
In office 7 November 1996 – 11 September 1997
Prime Minister	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Preceded by	Kazumi Suzuki
Succeeded by	Hisaoki Kamei
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 18 February 1990 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Teruhisa Ishiwatari
Succeeded by	Mari Kushibuchi
Constituency	Tokyo 11th (1990–1996) Tokyo 23rd (1996–2009)
In office 22 June 1980 – 2 June 1986
Preceded by	Yukihisa Haseo
Succeeded by	Teruhisa Ishiwatari
Constituency	Tokyo 11th
In office 5 December 1976 – 7 September 1979
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Emi Iwasa
Constituency	Tokyo 11th
Personal details
Born	(1941-10-23) 23 October 1941 (age 83) Takatō, Nagano, Japan
Political party	LDP (1986–2012)
Other political affiliations	Independent (1972–1976) NLC (1976–1986) JRP (2012–2014)
Children	Shunsuke Ito
Alma mater	Hosei University Ohio State University