Tsuyoshi Takagi

Tsuyoshi Takagi
髙木 毅
Official portrait, 2013
Minister for Reconstruction
In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Wataru Takeshita
Succeeded by	Masahiro Imamura
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 25 June 2000 – 9 October 2024
Preceded by	Kazuhiko Tsuji
Succeeded by	Hideyuki Tsuji
Constituency	Fukui 3rd (2000–2014) Fukui 2nd (2014–2024)
Personal details
Born	(1956-01-16) 16 January 1956 Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Aoyama Gakuin University

Tsuyoshi Takagi (高木 毅, Takagi Tsuyoshi, born January 16, 1956) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Overview

A native of Tsuruga, Fukui and graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University he was elected for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996. Because of his involvement in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal Takagi did not receive official endorsement from the LDP in the 2024 Japanese general election. Takagi ran as an independent in his constituency of Fukui 2nd district and lost his seat.

References

• 政治家情報 〜高木 毅〜. JANJAN ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-10-02.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.