Takao Fujii

Takao Fujii (藤井 孝男, Fujii Takao, born March 14, 1943) is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

Takao Fujii
藤井 孝男
Minister of Transport
In office September 11, 1997 – July 30, 1998
Prime Minister	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Preceded by	Makoto Koga
Succeeded by	Jiro Kawasaki
Member of the House of Representatives
In office December 21, 2012 – November 21, 2014
Constituency	Tōkai PR block
In office July 19, 1993 – August 8, 2005
Constituency	Gifu 2nd district (1993-1996) Tōkai PR block (2000-2003) Gifu 4th district (1996-2000, 2003-2005)
Member of the House of Councillors
In office July 29, 2007 – December 4, 2012
Constituency	Gifu at-large district
In office February 1, 1981 – June 18, 1993
Constituency	Gifu at-large district
Personal details
Born	(1943-03-14) March 14, 1943 Tokyo
Political party	Liberal Democratic (1981–2005, 2007-2010, 2016-present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (2005-2007) Sunrise Party (2010–2012, merger) Restoration (2012–2014, split) Future Generations (2014-2016)
Alma mater	Seijo University

A native of Shirakawa, Gifu and graduate of Seijo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1981 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. After serving in the House of Representatives for four terms from 1993 until 2005 when he lost re-election, he was elected again to the House of Councillors in 2007.

He joined the Sunrise Party of Japan on April 10, 2010. In 2012 that party merged with another party to become the Japan Restoration Party. In 2014 the former Sunrise Party members, led by Shintaro Ishihara and including Fujii, split from the Restoration Party to form the Party for Future Generations. He was appointed as the inaugural chairman of the party's executive council and also head of the party's electoral strategy committee. In the December 2014 general election he was the party's candidate for the Tokai proportional block but lost his seat. After the election he replaced Hiroyuki Sonoda as an advisor to the party.

In September 2015 he left the Party for Future Generations and submitted an application to the Gifu Prefecture branch of the Liberal Democratic Party and was granted re-entry to the party.

References

• 政治家情報 〜藤井 孝男〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-17.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.