Yukihiko Ikeda

Yukihiko Ikeda
池田 行彦
Official portrait, 1996
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
11 January 1996 – 11 September 1997
Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Preceded byYōhei Kōno
Succeeded byKeizō Obuchi
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office
29 December 1990 – 5 November 1991
Prime MinisterToshiki Kaifu
Preceded byYozo Ishikawa
Succeeded bySohei Miyashita
Head of the Management and Coordination Agency
In office
3 June 1989 – 10 August 1989
Prime MinisterSōsuke Uno
Preceded bySaburō Kanemaru
Succeeded byKiyoshi Mizuno
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
30 November 1981 – 27 November 1982
Prime MinisterZenkō Suzuki
Preceded byRiki Kawara
Succeeded byTakao Fujinami
Personal details
Born(1937-05-13)13 May 1937
Kobe, Empire of Japan
Died28 January 2004(2004-01-28) (aged 66)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Yukihiko Ikeda (池田 行彦, Ikeda Yukihiko, 13 May 1937 – 28 January 2004) was a Japanese bureaucrat and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politician who served as foreign minister.[1] He was in office from 11 January 1996 to 11 September 1997. Ikeda was known to be "Mr. No" in the political life.[2]

  1. ^ "Former Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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