Makoto Koga

Makoto Koga
古賀 誠
Official portrait, 1996
Minister of Transport
In office
7 November 1996 – 11 September 1997
Preceded byYoshiyuki Kamei
Succeeded byTakao Fujii
ConstituencyRyutaro Hashimoto
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 June 1980 – 16 November 2012
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded bySatoshi Fujimaru
ConstituencyFukuoka 3rd (1980–1996)
Fukuoka 7th (1996–2012)
Personal details
Born (1940-08-05) 5 August 1940
Setaka, Fukuoka, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materNihon University

Makoto Koga (古賀 誠, Koga Makoto; born August 5, 1940) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and formerly Minister of Transport. A native of Setaka, Fukuoka and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979.

The character Tetsuya Gamon in the manga Akumetsu is based on him.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜古賀 誠〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20.