Akinori Eto | |
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江渡 聡徳 | |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 3 September 2014 – 24 December 2014 |
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Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Itsunori Onodera |
Succeeded by | Gen Nakatani |
Personal details | |
Born |
Towada, Japan |
October 12, 1955
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Nihon University |
Website | Official website |
Akinori Eto (江渡 聡徳 Eto Akinori?, born 1955) is a Japanese politician and the former defense minister of Japan.
Eto is a politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Towada, Aomori, he attended Nihon University as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected for the first time in 1996 but lost his seat in the re-election four years later. He was re-elected in 2003. Like Abe and most members of the Cabinet, he is affiliated to the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi.