Hirotaka Akamatsu
Hirotaka Akamatsu (赤松 広隆 Akamatsu Hirotaka, born May 3, 1948) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Life
A native of Nagoya and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Aichi Prefecture and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party.
He was appointed Minister of Agriculture in 2009. In April 2010 he skipped the traditional visit by legislators to Ise Jingu, opting instead to take a holiday in Mexico with his wife. While he was on vacation, Japan suffered a large outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. His response to the outbreak was widely criticized and the Ministry of Agriculture apologized on his behalf on May 31.[1] The Hatoyama government collapsed in June and Akamatsu was not reappointed.
References
- 政治家情報 〜赤松 広隆〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Shigeru Ishiba |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan 2009 - 2010 |
Succeeded by Masahiko Yamada |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Tatsuo Kawabata |
Chairman of the DPJ Diet Affairs Committee 2000 - 2001 |
Succeeded by Hiroshi Kumagai |
| New political party | Chairman of the DPJ Diet Affairs Committee 1996 - 1997 |
Succeeded by Junsuke Iwata |
| Preceded by Sadao Yamahana |
Secretary-General of the Japan Socialist Party 1993 |
Succeeded by Wataru Kubo |
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
| Preceded by Takahide Kimura |
Representative for Aichi's 5th district 2009 – |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by - |
Representative for the Tōkai proportional representation block 2005 – 2009 |
Succeeded by - |
| New district | Representative for Aichi's 5th district 1996 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Takahide Kimura |
| Preceded by Saburō Tsukamoto Takeshi Kataoka Kōshirō Ishida Iwao Andō |
Representative for Aichi's 6th district (multi-member) 1990 – 1996 Served alongside: Kōshirō Ishida, Tadao Ōtani, Takeshi Kataoka, Saburō Tsukamoto |
District eliminated |