Mikio Aoki

Japanese politician

Mikio Aoki (Japanese: 青木 幹雄, Hepburn: Aoki Mikio; 8 June 1934 – 11 June 2023) was a Japanese politician who served as the Chief Cabinet Secretary from 1999 to 2000, and was briefly Acting Prime Minister following Keizo Obuchi's coma. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also served as the Chairman of the LDP in the House of Councillors. He studied at Waseda University but did not graduate. Aoki died on 11 June 2023 three days after his 89th birthday.[1]

Mikio Aoki
青木 幹雄
Prime Minister of Japan
Acting
In office
3 April 2000 – 5 April 2000
MonarchAkihito
Preceded byKeizō Obuchi
Succeeded byYoshirō Mori
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Director-General of the Okinawa Development Agency
In office
5 October 1999 – 4 July 2000
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Yoshirō Mori
Preceded byHiromu Nonaka
Succeeded byHidenao Nakagawa
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
8 July 1986 – 25 July 2010
Preceded byHisaoki Kamei
Succeeded byKazuhiko Aoki
ConstituencyShimane
Personal details
Born(1934-06-08)June 8, 1934
Taisha, Shimane, Japan
DiedJune 11, 2023(2023-06-11) (aged 89)
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materWaseda University (Incomplete)

References change

  1. "Mikio Aoki, Former Chief Cabinet Secretary, Dies at 89". Yomiuri Shimbun. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 12 June 2023.