Kentaro Kudo
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ConstituencyNational PR
ConstituencyTohoku PR
Preceded byKuniki Yamanaka
Succeeded byConstituency established
Kentaro Kudo | |
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工藤 堅太郎 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 July 2004 – 25 July 2010 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 26 June 2000 – 10 October 2003 | |
| Constituency | Tohoku PR |
| In office 19 July 1993 – 27 September 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Kuniki Yamanaka |
| Succeeded by | Constituency established |
| Constituency | Iwate 1st |
| Member of the Iwate Prefectural Assembly | |
| In office 1979–1993 | |
| Constituency | Kunohe District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1942 |
| Died | 24 March 2021 (aged 78) Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| Party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | LDP (1979–1993) JRP (1993–1994) NFP (1994–1998) LP (1998–2003) |
| Alma mater | Chuo University |
Kentaro Kudo (工藤 堅太郎, Kudō Kentarō; October 13, 1942 – March 24, 2021) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kunohe District, Iwate and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of Japan Renewal Party after serving in the Iwate Prefectural Assembly for four terms. In 1996 he lost his seat but was re-elected in 2000. After losing his seat again in 2003, he ran for House of Councillors in 2004 and was elected.
