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Tetsuro Nomura

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Tetsurō Nomura
野村 哲郎
Nomura in 2022
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
10 August 2022 – 13 September 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byGenjirō Kaneko
Succeeded byIchiro Miyashita
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2004
Preceded byHiroshi Moriyama
ConstituencyKagoshima at-large
Personal details
Born (1943-11-20) November 20, 1943 (age 80)
Hayato, Kagoshima, Empire of Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party

Tetsuro Nomura (野村 哲郎, Nomura Tetsuro, born November 20, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hayato, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004.

Political career

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In August 2023 Nomura drew criticism from within his own party, for characterising treated water released from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as "contaminated water".[1] Amidst pressure, Nomura later apologized for his remarks claiming it was a slip of the tongue.[1][2]

On September 13, 2023 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered a cabinet reshuffle that saw Nomura lose his position as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ninivaggi, Gabriele (2023-09-01). "Fisheries minister under fire for 'contaminated water' gaffe". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  2. ^ a b Press, Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated (2023-09-13). "Japan gets new defense minister". Defense News. Retrieved 2024-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2023-09-13). "第2次岸田再改造内閣の閣僚名簿発表". 産経新聞:産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
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