Motohisa Ikeda
Japanese politician (1940–2024)
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Motohisa Ikeda (池田 元久, Ikeda Motohisa; 20 December 1940 – 22 January 2024) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fujisawa, Kanagawa and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the public broadcaster NHK as a reporter from 1964 to 1989. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party but lost his seat in 1993. He was re-elected in 1996. Ikeda died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 83.[1]
Preceded byHisayasu Nagata
Succeeded byIsamu Ueda
ConstituencyPR block (2006–2009)
Kanagawa 6th (2009–2012)
Kanagawa 6th (2009–2012)
Preceded byConstituency established
Motohisa Ikeda | |
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池田 元久 | |
Official portrait, 2011 | |
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| In office 4 April 2006 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hisayasu Nagata |
| Succeeded by | Isamu Ueda |
| Constituency | PR block (2006–2009) Kanagawa 6th (2009–2012) |
| In office 21 October 1996 – 8 August 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 6th (1996–2003) PR block (2003–2005) |
| In office 19 February 1990 – 18 June 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Keishu Tanaka |
| Succeeded by | Ryūshi Tsuchida |
| Constituency | Kanagawa 4th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1940 |
| Died | 22 January 2024 (aged 83) Tokyo, Japan |
| Party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | JSP (1990–1996) SDP (1996) DP (1996–1998) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
