What is Genjirō Kaneko?
[[File:Genjirō Kaneko 2021.jpg|right|200px]] {{nihongo|'''Genjirō Kaneko'''|金子 原二郎|Kaneko Genjirō|extra=born May 8, 1944}} is a Japanese politician and member of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]]. Kaneko is the [[Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)|Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]] since October 2021 during the [[Fumio Kishida]] cabinet.<ref>[https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/whos-who-in-the-cabinet-of-japans-new-pm-fumio-kishida Who's who in Cabinet of Japan's new PM Fumio Kishida]</ref> He has been a member of the [[House of Councillors (Japan)|House of Councillors]] since 2010. He was the Governor of [[Nagasaki Prefecture]] from 1998 until 2010. He was also a member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]] from 1983 until 1998. Kaneko was born in [[Ikitsuki, Nagasaki|Ikitsuki]], [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]], [[Japan]]. He studied at [[Keio University]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{cite news|url=http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0001/00001959.html |script-title=ja:政治家情報 〜金子 原二郎〜 |script-newspaper=ja:ザ･選挙 |newspaper=[[JANJAN]] |accessdate=2007-12-08 |language=ja }}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaneko, Genjiro}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians]] [[Category:People from Nagasaki Prefecture]] [[Category:Ministers of agriculture, forestry and fisheries of Japan]] {{bio-stub}}