Makoto Koga
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Makoto Koga | |
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古賀 誠 | |
 Official portrait, 1996 | |
| Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office December 2000 – 24 April 2001 | |
| President | Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by | Hiromu Nonaka |
| Succeeded by | Taku Yamasaki |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 7 November 1996 – 11 September 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshiyuki Kamei |
| Succeeded by | Takao Fujii |
| Constituency | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 June 1980 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Tsuneo Gondō |
| Succeeded by | Satoshi Fujimaru |
| Constituency | Fukuoka 3rd (1980–1996) Fukuoka 7th (1996–2012) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1940 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
Makoto Koga (古賀 誠, Koga Makoto; born 5 August 1940) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) and formerly Minister of Transport. A native of Setaka, Fukuoka and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979.[citation needed]
The character Tetsuya Gamon in the manga Akumetsu is based on him.[citation needed]
