Takashi Kosugi

Takashi Kosugi (小杉 隆, Kosugi Takashi; born September 25, 1935) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Takashi Kosugi
小杉 隆
Official portrait, 1996
Minister of Education
In office 7 November 1996 – 11 September 1997
Prime Minister	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Preceded by	Mikio Okuda
Succeeded by	Nobutaka Machimura
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 10 November 2003 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Yoshio Tezuka
Constituency	Tokyo PR (2003–2005) Tokyo 5th (2005–2009)
In office 23 June 1980 – 2 June 2000
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Yoshio Tezuka
Constituency	Tokyo 3rd (1980–1996) Tokyo 5th (1996–2000)
Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
In office 23 July 1965 – 16 September 1979
Constituency	Meguro Ward
Personal details
Born	(1935-09-25) 25 September 1935 (age 89) Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic (before 1977; 1986–present)
Other political affiliations	New Liberal Club (1977–1986)
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Early life

Kosugi is a native of Meguro, Tokyo and a graduate of the University of Tokyo.

Political career

Kosugi served in the assembly of Tokyo for four terms from 1965.

He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1980 as a member of the New Liberal Club in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979. He served as a representative until July 2009, except for the period between 2000 and 2003 when his lost his seat for one election cycle.

References

• 政治家情報 〜小杉 隆〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-20.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.

House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Shinya Totsuka	Chair, Environmental Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1991–1993	Succeeded by Shozo Harada
Political offices
Preceded by Mikio Okuda	Minister of Education 1996–1997	Succeeded by Nobutaka Machimura