Fumio Abe
Fumio Abe | |
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State Minister for Hokkaido and Okinawa development agencies | |
In office 1989–1989 | |
Prime Minister | Toshiki Kaifu |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 June 1922 Japan |
Died | 6 December 2006 (aged 84) Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Fumio Abe (阿部 文男, Abe Fumio, 23 June 1922 – 6 December 2006) was a politician in Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who served as state minister for Hokkaido and Okinawa development agencies.
Career[]
Abe was first elected to the lower house in 1969.[1] He was state minister for Okinawa and Hokkaido development agencies in 1989 in the cabinet of Toshiki Kaifu.[1][2] Abe served as secretary general and treasurer of Kiichi Miyazawa's faction in the LDP until December 1991.[3] Abe resigned from his post after newspaper reports of the alleged bribes.[4] Abe retired from politics in 1993.[1]
Bribery scandal[]
Abe was arrested due to his involvement in a bribery scandal on 13 January 1992.[5][6] In 1994, he was sentenced by the Tokyo District Court to three years in prison. However, the verdict was rejected by the Tokyo High Court and the Supreme Court.[1]
Death[]
Abe died of heart failure in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on 6 December 2006. He was 84.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Obituary: Fumio Abe". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Iwao Hoshii (1993). Japan's Pseudo-Democracy. Japan Library. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-873410-07-3.
- ^ "Ex-cabinet official in Japan arrested in bribery scandal". Deseret News. 13 January 1992. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Helm, Leslie (14 January 1992). "Ally's Arrest in Bribery Case a Blow to Miyazawa". Los Angeles Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Official held in bribery scandal". St. Petersburg Times. 14 January 1992. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Minister in Japan Indicted in Bribery Case". The New York Times. p. 6.
- 20th-century Japanese politicians
- 1922 births
- 2006 deaths
- Government ministers of Japan
- Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
- Japanese politician, 1920s birth stubs