Ichirō Kōno
Ichirō Kōno (Japanese: 河野一郎) (June 2, 1898 – July 8, 1965) was a Japanese politician representing a portion of Kanagawa prefecture. He joined first the now-defunct Liberal Party (Japan, 1945) and then the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan). As a significant member of the latter, he served as a minister several times. He is also known the root of a political family tree that consists of his younger brother Kenzō Kōno, his second son Yōhei Kōno, and his grandson (and Yohei's son) Tarō Kōno. He graduated in politics from Waseda University where was known as a competent athlete. Later he eventually served as President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (1965).
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Shigeru Hori |
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1954–1956 |
Succeeded by Ichitarō Ide |
| Preceded by Shōjirō Kawashima |
Director General of the Administrative Management Agency 1955–1956 |
Succeeded by Tomejirō Ōkubo |
| Preceded by Kōichi Uda |
Director General of the Economic Planning Agency 1957–1958 |
Succeeded by Takeo Miki |
| Preceded by Hideo Sutō |
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 1961–1962 |
Succeeded by Seishi Shigemasa |
| Preceded by Umekichi Nakamura |
Minister of Construction 1962–1964 |
Succeeded by Osanori Koyama |
| New office | Minister of State (with responsibility for the Tokyo Olympics) 1964–1965 |
Office abolished |
| Party political offices | ||
| New office | Secretary General of the Liberal Party 1945–1946 |
Succeeded by Banboku Ōno |
| Preceded by Eisaku Satō |
Chair, General Affairs Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party 1958–1959 |
Succeeded by Shuji Masutani |
| New title | Head of Shunjūkai 1956–1965 |
Succeeded by Kiyoshi Mori |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Hiroshi Kasuga |
President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations 1965 |
Succeeded by Kenzō Kōno |
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河野 一郎 | |
 Ichirō Kōno in 1961 | |
| Minister of State (with responsibility for the Tokyo Olympics) | |
| In office 18 July 1964 – 8 July 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Construction | |
| In office 18 July 1962 – 18 July 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
| Preceded by | Umekichi Nakamura |
| Succeeded by | Osanori Koyama |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| In office 18 July 1961 – 18 July 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
| Preceded by | Hideyo Sutō |
| Succeeded by | Seishi Shigemasa |
| Director General of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 10 July 1957 – 12 June 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Nobusuke Kishi |
| Preceded by | Kōichi Uda |
| Succeeded by | Takeo Miki |
| Director General of the Administrative Management Agency | |
| In office 22 November 1955 – 23 December 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Ichirō Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Shōjirō Kawashima |
| Succeeded by | Tomejirō Ōkubo |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| In office 10 December 1954 – 23 December 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Ichirō Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Shigeru Hori |
| Succeeded by | Ichitarō Ide |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1898 Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Died | July 8, 1965 (aged 67) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
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