Kazuo Aichi

Kazuo Aichi
愛知 和男
Aichi in 1993
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office
2 December 1993 – 28 April 1994
Prime MinisterMorihiro Hosokawa
Preceded byNakanishi Keisuke
Succeeded byAtsushi Kanda
Commissioner of the Environment Agency
In office
2 December 1990 – 5 November 1991
Prime MinisterToshiki Kaifu
Preceded byKitagawa Ishimatsu
Succeeded byShozaburo Nakamura
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
2005–2009
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1976–2000
Personal details
Born(1937-07-20)20 July 1937
Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Died3 May 2024(2024-05-03) (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Kazuo Aichi (愛知 和男, Aichi Kazuo, July 20, 1937 – May 3, 2024) was a Japanese politician.

He served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for the Liberal Democratic Party .

A native of Ōta, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1976 and served until 2000, when he was defeated for re-election. He later served again from 2005 to 2009, when he unsuccessfully stood for re-election.

From 1993 to 1994 he was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency and from 1990 to 1991 he served as the Commissioner of the Environment Agency.

Aichi died from COVID-19 on May 3, 2024, at the age of 86.[1][2][3]

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  3. ^ "愛知和男さん死去 衆院旧宮城1区選出 環境庁長官や防衛庁長官など務める|FNNプライムオンライン". www.fnn.jp. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06.