Taku Etō

Taku Etō
江藤 拓
Etō in 2024
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
11 November 2024 – 21 May 2025
Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba
Preceded byYasuhiro Ozato
Succeeded byShinjirō Koizumi
In office
11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byTakamori Yoshikawa
Succeeded byKōtarō Nogami
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
10 November 2003
Preceded byTakami Eto
ConstituencyMiyazaki 2nd
Personal details
Born (1960-07-01) 1 July 1960
Hyuga, Miyazaki, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic (2003–2005; 2006–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2005–2006)
FatherTakami Eto
Alma materSeijo University
Websiteeto-taku.jp

Taku Etō (江藤 拓, Etō Taku, born July 1, 1960) is a Japanese politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2003. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 2024 until 2025 in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. He was in this role before from 2019 to 2020 during the Shinzo Abe government. His father was controversial former government minister, Takami Eto.[1]

References

  1. "Japanese ex-minister found dead in Vietnam hotel room" - AFP - Nov 22, 2007 - Accessed Dec 1, 2014