Tomokatsu Kitagawa

Japanese politician (1951–2018)

Tomokatsu Kitagawa

北川 知克

Kitagawa in 2013

Member of the House of Representatives
In office
17 December 2012 – 26 December 2018
Preceded by| Shinji Tarutoko
Succeeded by| Fumitake Fujita
Constituency| Osaka 12th
In office
16 July 2003 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by| Multi member district
Succeeded by| Shinji Tarutoko
Constituency| Kinki PR (2003–2005)
Osaka 12th (2005–2009)
Personal details
Born| (1951-11-08)8 November 1951
Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
Died| 26 December 2018(2018-12-26) (aged 67)
Suita, Osaka, Japan
Political party| Liberal Democratic
Alma mater| Kansai University

Tomokatsu Kitagawa (北川 知克, Kitagawa Tomokatsu, 8 November 1951 – 26 December 2018) was a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Neyagawa, Osaka and graduate of Kansai University, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2000. He became a member in July 2003 as proportional replacement from the LDP list in Kinki for deceased Tōru Okutani, in the November 2003 election he was elected for the first time. He ran for re-election in 2009 and was defeated by Shinji Tarutoko of the Democratic Party. Kitagawa recaptured his seat in the 2012 election and held it until his death from peritonitis on 26 December 2018.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "北川知克・衆院議員が死去、６７歳 元環境副大臣" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

## External links

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* Official website in Japanese.

House of Representatives (Japan)

Preceded by

Shinji Tarutoko

|  Member of the House of Representatives
from Osaka 12th district
2005–2009
2012–2018  | Succeeded by

Shinji Tarutoko

Succeeded by

Fumitake Fujita

Vacant

Title last held by

Tōru Okutani |  Member of the House of Representatives
from Kinki proportional LDP list
July–November 2003
2003–2005  | Succeeded by

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