Seishiro Etō
Seishiro Etō (衛藤 征士郎 Etō Seishirō?, born April 29, 1941) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kusu District, Ōita, he attended Waseda University as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to be the Mayor of the town of Kusu, Ōita in 1971, elected to the House of Councilors in 1977 and the House of Representatives for the first time in 1983. Eto has subsequently been elected eight times to the 2nd District for Oita Prefecture. In 1995, he was the Minister of State for Defense and in 2001, he was Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. In 2002, he was elected to the "head" of the LDP's Oita Prefecture Branch and in 2009, he was elected as Vice-Speaker for the House of Representatives.
Etō was a leader in the movement to make Mountain Day a national holiday.[1]
Honours
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (29 October 2014)[2]
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External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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