Tsutomu Takebe

Tsutomu Takebe (武部 勤^[1], Takebe Tsutomu; born May 1, 1941 in Shari, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese politician who served as secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party^[2] from 2004^[3] to 2006. He was succeeded by Hidenao Nakagawa.^[4]

Tsutomu Takebe
武部 勤
Official portrait, 2001
Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party
In office September 2004 – September 2006
President	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Shinzo Abe
Succeeded by	Hidenao Nakagawa
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office 26 April 2001 – 30 September 2002
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Yoshio Yatsu
Succeeded by	Tadamori Oshima
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 7 July 1986 – 16 November 2012
Constituency	Hokkaido 5th (1986–1996) Hokkaido 12th (1996–2009) Hokkaido PR (2009–2012)
Member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
In office 30 April 1971 – 2 December 1983
Constituency	Abashiri City
Personal details
Born	(1941-05-01) 1 May 1941 (age 84) Shari, Hokkaido, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Children	Arata Takebe
Alma mater	Waseda University