Taku Etō

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Taku Etō in September 2019

Taku Etō ( Japanese 江 藤 拓 , Etō Taku ; born July 1, 1960 in Hyūga , Miyazaki Prefecture ) is a Japanese politician of the LDP , a member of the Shūgiin , the lower house of the national parliament, for the 2nd constituency of Miyazaki and acting Minister of Agriculture . He belongs to the Nippon Kaigi .

Career

Etō was born in the Kadogawa district of the city of Hyūga and is the son of the politician Takami Etō and studied at the Seijō University . He followed his father's mandate in parliament in 2003.

Since the second cabinet reshuffle under Prime Minister Shinzō Abe , which took effect on September 11, 2019, Etō has officiated as Minister of Agriculture of Japan. He is the fourth minister for this area under Abe.

During his time as Minister of Agriculture, Etō made the fight against classical swine fever his task. He also fears a long-term decline in demand for milk products . Therefore, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan , he urged the population to buy one more bottle of milk than usual. Etō also said the pandemic should not be used as an excuse for unnecessary restrictions on imports and exports .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Japan Agricultural News: Abe's fourth Cabinet picks Taku Eto as new MAFF minister to lead steady development of agricultural policy reform | The Japan Agri News. Retrieved May 8, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ New farm minister Taku Eto determined to stamp out swine fever. September 14, 2019, Retrieved May 8, 2020 (American English).
  3. ↑ Japan's egg and milk glut does not extend to largest food bank. Retrieved May 8, 2020 (UK English).
  4. ↑ Japanese Dairy Farmers in Bind amid Virus Crisis. April 30, 2020, accessed May 8, 2020 .
  5. ↑ G-20 farm ministers vow to oppose measures disrupting food supply . In: Mainichi Daily News . April 22, 2020 ( mainichi.jp [accessed May 8, 2020]).
  6. ↑ Fighting food export restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Etō, Taku
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 江 藤 拓 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Hyūga (Miyazaki) , Miyazaki Prefecture , Japan