Yoshikatsu Takeiri | |
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Chairman of Komeito | |
In office 1 February 1967 – 5 December 1986 | |
Preceded by | Takehisa Tsuji |
Succeeded by | Junya Yano |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Constituency | Tokyo 10th district (1967–1993) |
In office 30 January 1967 – 24 January 1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tatsuno, Nagano, Japan | 10 January 1926
Died | 23 December 2023 | (aged 97)
Political party | Komeito (until 1998) |
Yoshikatsu Takeiri (Japanese: 竹入義勝, Takeiri Yoshikatsu; 10 January 1926 – 23 December 2023) was a Japanese politician who served as the third chair of Komeito from 1967 to 1986, making him the longest serving leader in the party's history.