Japanese politician
| Tokou Yamashita | |
|---|---|
| 山下 徳夫 | |
| Minister of Health and Welfare | |
| In office 5 November 1991 – 12 December 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Shinichiro Shimojo |
| Succeeded by | Yuya Niwa |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 10 August 1989 – 26 August 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
| Preceded by | Masajuro Shiokawa |
| Succeeded by | Mayumi Moriyama |
| Head of the Management and Coordination Agency | |
| In office 26 January 1986 – 6 November 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Kazuo Tamaki |
| Succeeded by | Osamu Takatori |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 1 November 1984 – 28 December 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
| Preceded by | Gichizo Hosoda |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1919 Imari, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 1 January 2014(2014-01-01) (aged 94) Imari, Saga, Japan |
| Alma mater | Meiji University Senshu University |
Tokuo Yamashita (山下 徳夫, Yamashita Tokuo, 7 October 1919 – 1 January 2014) was a Japanese politician.
Life
Born in Imari, and a graduate of Fukuoka Middle School (present-day Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School), he studied law first at Meiji University and then at Senshu University, graduating in 1944.
After honing his skills as a politician in the Saga Prefectural Assembly (where he eventually became speaker), he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1969 on a ticket from the Liberal Democratic Party. After that, he won reelection ten times in a row. In Yasuhiro Nakasone's second cabinet, he was named Transport minister. In Nakasone's third cabinet he was to lead the Management and Coordination Agency.
In Toshiki Kaifu's first cabinet he was named Chief Cabinet Secretary, but had to resign after only 16 days due to a sex scandal.
In Kiichi Miyazawa's cabinet he was Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
Between 1988 and 2003 he was chairperson of the board of trustees of his alma mater, Senshu University.
He retired from national politics in 2000, but remained an adviser for the Saga branch of the LDP.
He died in Imari on 1 January 2014.
References
- "Sex scandal forces out key official". The Register Guard. Eugene, Oregon. 25 August 1989. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 山下徳夫氏死去＝元官房長官 [Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Norio Yamashita passes away] (in Japanese). Jiji Press. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 山下徳夫元厚相が死去国鉄民営化に尽力 [Former Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Norio Yamashita passes away. He was instrumental in privatizing the Japanese National Railways.] (in Japanese). Kyodo. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byKichizo Hosoda | Minister of Transportation 1984–1985 |
Succeeded byHiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Preceded byKazuo Tamaki | Director General of the Management and Coordination Agency 1987 |
Succeeded byOsamu Takatori |
| Preceded byMasajuro Shiokawa | Chief Cabinet Secretary 1989 |
Succeeded byMayumi Moriyama |
| Preceded byShinichiro Shimojo | Minister of Health and Welfare 1991–1992 |
Succeeded byYuya Niwa |
| House of Representatives (Japan) | ||
| Preceded byNobuyuki Hanashi | Chair, Social and Labour Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1980–1981 |
Succeeded byShunjiro Karasawa |
| Preceded byYataro Mitsubayashi | Chair, Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1986 |
Succeeded byMichihiko Kano |
| Preceded byHikosaburo Okonogi | Chair, Rules and Administration Committee of the House of Representatives of Japan 1990–1991 |
Succeeded byYoshirō Mori |