1. Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was a veteran Japanese politician.
21 Facts About Hiroshi Mitsuzuka
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka represented his party at the House of Representatives from 1972 to 2003.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was a leading member of the Liberal Democratic Party, being a member of the Seirankai.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka served ten terms at the House of Representatives.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was first elected to the House in December 1972 from Miyagi Prefecture's No 3 constituency.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka held significant posts in the LDP, including policy research council chairman and secretary general.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was a member of the Abe faction, headed by Shintaro Abe.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was one of the "big four" in the faction consisted of he, Masajuro Shiokawa, Mutsuki Kato and Yoshiro Mori.
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On 20 June 1991, Hiroshi Mitsuzuka became leader of the Abe faction in the LDP, inheriting it after Abe's death in 1991.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka's faction became one of the five influential factions in the LDP at the beginning of the 1990s.
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In 1996, the faction of Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was still the largest one in the party with seventy-four members.
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In 1991, Hiroshi Mitsuzuka ran for the LDP president, but lost the election, and Kiichi Miyazawa became the president of the party.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was appointed secretary general of the party by the LDP President Kono Yohei in 1996.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was named the minister of foreign affairs in June 1989 in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Sousuke Uno.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka was appointed minister of finance in the second cabinet of Ryutaro Hashimoto on 7 November 1996, replacing Wataru Kubo in the post.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka resigned from office on 28 January 1998 to take responsibility for corrupt behavior by the officials at the ministry, although he was not personally involved in the incident.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka served as chairman of the Japan Palau Friendship Diet Representatives' Association.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka retired from politics in August 2003 due to health concerns.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka injured his back in June 2003, leading to deterioration of his health.
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Hiroshi Mitsuzuka died of illness at a Tokyo hospital on 25 April 2004.