Hosei Norota

Hōsei Norota
野呂田 芳成
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office 20 November 1998 – 5 October 1999
Prime Minister	Keizō Obuchi
Preceded by	Fukushiro Nukaga
Succeeded by	Tsutomu Kawara
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office 8 August 1995 – 11 January 1996
Prime Minister	Tomiichi Murayama
Preceded by	Taichirō Ōgawara
Succeeded by	Ichizō Ōhara
Personal details
Born	(1929-10-25) October 25, 1929 Noshiro, Akita
Alma mater	Chuo University

Hosei Norota (野呂田 芳成, Norota Hōsei, born October 25, 1929) is a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Noshiro, Akita and graduate of Chuo University he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1953. Leaving the ministry, he was elected to the House of Councilors in the Diet for the first time in 1977. In 1983 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. From 1995 to 1996 he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tomiichi Murayama's cabinet.

In 2001 Norota received the civilian honor Padma Vibhushan from the President of India.

References

• 政治家情報 〜野呂田 芳成〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-11.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.