Eisaku Satō II Second Reformed Cabinet Eisaku Satō III
Preceded by
Hirokichi Nadao
Succeeded by
Saburo Takami
33rd Minister of Health and Welfare
In office 12 January 1959 – 18 June 1959
Preceded by
Ryogo Hashimoto
Succeeded by
Yoshio Watanabe
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 11 April 1946 – 24 January 1990
Constituency
Kumamoto (now Kumamoto 2nd district)
Personal details
Born
(1916-07-18)18 July 1916 Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Died
13 January 2004(2004-01-13) (aged 87)
Political party
Democratic Liberal Liberal (1945) Liberal (1950) Liberal Democratic
Parent
Michio Sakata (father)
Alma mater
Tokyo Imperial University Faculty of Letters
Awards
Junior Second Rank Order of the Paulownia Flowers
Michita Sakata (Japanese: 坂田 道太; 18 July 1916 – 13 January 2004) was a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives of Japan. Throughout his career, he served as the Minister of Education, Head of the Defense Agency, Minister of Justice, Minister of Health and Welfare, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.[1]
Sakata's prolific career spanned over 40 years, beginning in 1946 and ending in his retirement in 1990, being reelected 16 times to the House of Representatives. He is most known for his role in the suppression of the 1968-69 Japanese university protests as Minister of Education,[2] as well as for his tenure as the Director of the Defense Agency, when he helped write the National Defense Program Outline and set guidelines for US-Japan cooperation.
MichitaSakata (Japanese: 坂田 道太; 18 July 1916 – 13 January 2004) was a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives of Japan. Throughout...
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December 1983 – 24 January 1985 Preceded by Hajime Fukuda Succeeded by MichitaSakata Minister of Transport In office 28 November 1977 – 7 December 1978 Prime...
II First Reformed Cabinet Preceded by Toshihiro Kennoki Succeeded by MichitaSakata 82nd-83rd Minister of Education In office 18 July 1962[citation needed] –...
Political offices Preceded by MichitaSakata Minister of Justice of Japan 1982–1983 Succeeded by Eisaku Sumi House of Councillors Preceded by Ichirō Satō...
House of Representatives: Kenji Fukunaga (L–Saitama) until January 24, MichitaSakata (L–Kumamoto) President of the House of Councillors: Mutsuo Kimura (L–Okayama)...
members of the National Diet, along with later Minister of Education MichitaSakata, that wanted to prioritize "policy over politics" when it came to education...
Supreme Court: Kōichi Yaguchi President of the House of Representatives: MichitaSakata (L–Kumamoto) until June 2, Kenzaburō Hara (L–Hyōgo) from July 22 President...
Health Ryōgo Hashimoto Liberal Democratic June 12, 1958 January 12, 1959 MichitaSakata Liberal Democratic January 12, 1959 June 18, 1959 Minister of Agriculture...
from Tsunugaarashito (都怒我阿羅斯等), a prince of Gaya. Karabito clan (韓人氏) Michita clan (道田氏) Ōchi clan (大市氏) – descended from Tsunugaarashito (都怒我阿羅斯等),...
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