Akio Sato (politician, born 1927)
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Akio Sato | |
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佐藤 昭夫 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 11 July 1977 – 22 July 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Hanji Ogawa (1974) |
| Succeeded by | Teiko Sasano |
| Constituency | Kyoto at-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1927 |
| Died | 23 October 2007 (aged 80) Uji, Kyoto, Japan |
| Party | Communist |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Akio Sato (佐藤 昭夫, Satō Akio; 15 August 1927 – 23 October 2007) was a Japanese politician. He represented the Kyoto at-large district in the House of Councillors of the Diet of Japan, serving two terms from 1977 until 1989 as a member of the Japanese Communist Party.[1] Sato was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and graduated from the Department of Science at the University of Kyoto. He was employed as a high school teacher before entering politics. He died of pneumonia in Uji, Kyoto at the age of 80 on 23 October 2007.
