Takeshi Noda

Takeshi Noda
野田 毅
Noda in 2014
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
14 January 1999 – 5 October 1999
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Preceded byMamoru Nishida
Succeeded byKosuke Hori
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
14 January 1999 – 5 October 1999
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Preceded byMamoru Nishida
Succeeded byKosuke Hori
Minister of Construction
In office
3 June 1989 – 10 August 1989
Prime MinisterSōsuke Uno
Preceded byHikosaburo Okonogi
Succeeded byShōzō Harada
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
10 December 1972 – 14 October 2021
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byDaisuke Nishino
ConstituencyKumamoto 1st (1972–1996)
Kumamoto 2nd (1996–2003; 2005–2009; 2012–2021)
Kyushu PR (2003–2005; 2009–2012)
Personal details
Born (1941-10-03) 3 October 1941 (age 83)
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations		New Frontier
Liberal
New Conservative
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Takeshi Noda (野田 毅, Noda Takeshi, born October 3, 1941) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Background and career

A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1964. In 1972 when his father-in-law Takeo Noda died, he left the ministry to run for Takeo Noda's seat and was elected for the first time. Later, he served as the Minister of Construction in 1989 (Uno Cabinet), Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy (Miyazawa Cabinet), Minister of Home Affairs (Obuchi Cabinet), Chairman, General Assembly of Party Members of the House of Representatives of LDP.[1] Noda served in the House of Representatives for 16 terms, until he lost reelection in the Kumamoto 2nd district in 2021.[2]

Positions regarding key issues

Noda gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted to lawmakers by Mainichi in 2012:[3]

  • in favor of the revision of the constitution
  • in favor of collective-self-defense (which implies a revision of the Article 9)
  • in favor of the reform to a unicameral legislative system
  • in favor of a strong stance versus China
  • the possibility of a nuclear-armed Japan should be considered in the future
  • in favor of the reactivation of nuclear plants, against the goal of zero-nuclear energy by 2030
  • against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage
  • in favor of relocating the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa
  • against the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Noda was also the chairman of the pro-tobacco lobby in the Japanese Diet:[4]

References

  1. ^ Profile on LDP website (retrieved Nov 23, 2014): jimin.jp/english/profile/members/114735.html Archived 2014-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Smith, Sheila A. "PM Kishida's Election". Council on Foreign Relation. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ Takeshi Noda answers: senkyo.mainichi.jp/46shu/kaihyo_area_meikan.html?mid=A43002005005 - Mainichi, 2012
  4. ^ Japan Faces Murky Path to Restaurant Smoking Ban: [1] - Nikkei Asian Review, May 9, 2017