Taro Kono
| Tarō Kōno | |
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| 河野 太郎 | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of Japan | |
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Assumed office October 1996 |
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| Majority | 103,280 (2005) |
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January 10, 1963 Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Relations | Yōhei Kōno (father) |
| Website | Official website (in English) |
Tarō Kōno (河野 太郎 Kōno Tarō?, born January 10, 1963) is a Japanese politician belonging the Liberal Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Representatives. Born in Hiratsuka, Odawara, Kanagawa and a graduate of Georgetown University, he was elected for the first time in 1996. In 2009 he campaigned to be made President of the LDP.[1] His father is Yōhei Kōno, the only President of the Liberal Democratic Party who did not go on to become Prime Minister of Japan.
Tarō Kōno was born on January 10, 1963, in Hiratsuka, Odawara, the oldest of the three children of Yōhei Kōno. He was born into a family of politicians. His father, Yōhei Kōno, his grandfather, Ichirō Kōno, and his great-uncle, Kenzō Kōno, were all active in national politics. In 2003, Yōhei Kōno was made chairman of the House of Representatives, while Kenzo Kono was chairman of the House of Councillors between 1971 and 1977.
He attended Hanamizu Elementary School, Keio Middle School, and then Keio High School. In 1981, he entered Keiō University to study economics but quit after being told by his father he would have to do so if he wished to study in the United States.
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