Takehiko Endo

Takehiko Endo (遠藤 武彦, Endō Takehiko; October 5, 1938 – December 27, 2019) ^[1] was a Japanese politician who was a member of Liberal Democratic Party, serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.

Takehiko Endo
遠藤 武彦
Endo in 2007
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office 27 August 2007 – 3 September 2007
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Masatoshi Wakabayashi
Succeeded by	Akira Amari
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 21 October 1996 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Yōsuke Kondō
Constituency	Yamagata 2nd
In office 7 July 1986 – 18 June 1993
Constituency	Yamagata 1st
Member of the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly
In office 1975–1986
Personal details
Born	(1938-10-05)5 October 1938 Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Died	27 December 2019(2019-12-27) (aged 81) Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Chuo University

Early life

Endo was a native of Yonezawa, Yamagata and graduated from Chuo University in Tokyo.

Political career

Endo was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Yamagata Prefecture in 1975 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. He lost his seat in 1993 but was re-elected three years later.

Financial scandal

On September 3, 2007, due to a financial scandal, he resigned as Minister of Agriculture just eight days after he was appointed to the post.^[2] Masatoshi Wakabayashi became new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries again.

Death

On December 27, 2019, Endo died in a hospital in Yamagata Prefecture from interstitial pneumonia.^[3]