Yoshito Kajiya

Yoshito Kajiya
加治屋 義人
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2001 – 28 July 2013
Preceded byKaname Kamada
Succeeded byHidehisa Otsuji
ConstituencyKagoshima at-large
Member of the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly
In office
1991–2001
ConstituencyKagoshima City
Member of Kagoshima City Assembly
In office
1976–1991
Personal details
Born(1938-04-22)22 April 1938
Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan
Died12 November 2018(2018-11-12) (aged 80)
Political partyLiberal Democratic (Kōchikai)
AwardsGrand Cordon, Order of the Rising Sun

Yoshito Kajiya (加治屋 義人, Kajiya Yoshito; April 22, 1938 – November 12, 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he had served in the city assembly of Kagoshima for four terms since 1976. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜加治屋 義人〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-25.