Koichi Kishi (politician)

Koichi Kishi
岸 宏一
Official portrait, 2002
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
26 July 1998 – 25 July 2016
Preceded byTeibin Suzuki
Succeeded byYasue Funayama
ConstituencyYamagata at-large
Mayor of Kaneyama
In office
1971–1998
Preceded byEiichi Kishi
Succeeded byMatsuda Mitsugu
Member of the Kanayama Town Council
In office
1967–1971
Personal details
Born(1940-06-03)3 June 1940
Kaneyama, Yamagata, Japan
Died16 October 2017(2017-10-16) (aged 77)
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materWaseda University

Koichi Kishi (岸 宏一, Kishi Kōichi; June 3, 1940 – October 16, 2017) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kaneyama, Yamagata and graduate of Waseda University, he served in the town assembly of Kaneyama from 1967. He then served as mayor of the town for seven terms from 1971 until 1998 when he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜岸 宏一〜. JANJAN ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-11-10.