Kenzō Kōno
Kenzō Kōno | |
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河野 謙三 | |
President of the House of Councillors of Japan | |
In office 17 July 1971 – 3 July 1977 | |
Preceded by | Yūzō Shigemune |
Succeeded by | Ken Yasui |
Personal details | |
Born | Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | May 14, 1901
Died | October 16, 1983 | (aged 82)
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Kenzō Kōno (Japanese: 河野謙三) (May 14, 1901 – October 16, 1983) was President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (1965–1975). He was the younger brother of his predecessor, Ichirō Kōno and the uncle of Yōhei Kōno (Ichiro's son). He was a graduate of Waseda University. He belongs to a political dynasty which also includes Tarō Kōno. In his youth he was a long-distance runner and won stages of the Hakone Ekiden in 1921 and 1922.
In his political career, he was the Upper House Chairman from 17 July 1971 to 3 July 1977, elected five times as Member of the House of Councilors for Kanagawa Prefecture between 1953 and 1983, and was a Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa's third district from 24 January 1949 to 28 August 1952.
References
- Chronicle of Japan Association of Athletics Federations
- The Foreign Policy of Modern Japan By Robert A. Scalapino
- 1901 births
- 1983 deaths
- Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers
- People from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Waseda University alumni
- Japanese male long-distance runners
- Japanese sports executives and administrators
- Athletics (track and field) officials
- Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
- Japanese sportspeople stubs