Ito, Masayoshi

Masayoshi Ito ( 伊 東 正義 Ito: Masayoshi , December 15, 1913 , Aizuwakamatsu - May 20, 2004 , Tokyo ) - Japanese statesman and politician.

Born in the city of Aizuwakamatsu of Fukushima Prefecture. He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo . Member of LDPJ . After graduation, he entered the civil service. For a long time he worked in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Japan, including as deputy minister. In 1963, he was first elected to the lower house of the Japanese parliament. He was re-elected to the House of Representatives of all subsequent convocations until 1993, with the exception of the period 1966-1969.

In the second government, Masayoshi Ohira , formed in November 1979, served as Secretary General of the Cabinet. On May 16, 1980, the Japanese House of Representatives passed a vote of no confidence in Ohira’s cabinet, which prompted the Prime Minister to dissolve the House and call early elections. On June 12, Masayoshi Ohira died suddenly during the campaign. On the same day, Masayoshi Ito took up the duties of head of the Japanese government. On June 22, 1980, elections were held to the House of Representatives and partial elections (half of the deputies were re-elected) to the House of Councilors. LDPJ has expanded its representation in both houses of parliament.

On July 15, 1980, Zenko Suzuki was elected the new leader of the party, who formed the new single-party cabinet on July 17 . In the new government, Masayoshi Ito received the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan . In this capacity, he visited Beijing in September 1980, where he attended the first ever meeting of Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers on economic cooperation. On May 18, 1981, during a reshuffle in the Masayoshi government, Ito was forced to resign.