Tetsuro Nomura
{{short description|Japanese politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tetsurō Nomura
| native_name = 野村 哲郎
| image = Tetsurō Nomura 20220810 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2022
| order =
| office = Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
| primeminister = Fumio Kishida
| term_start = 10 August 2022
| term_end = 13 September 2023
| predecessor = Genjirō Kaneko
| successor = Ichiro Miyashita
| office1 = Member of the House of Councillors
| constituency1 = Kagoshima at-large
| term_start1 = 26 July 2004
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Hiroshi Moriyama
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|11|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hayato, Kagoshima, Japan
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| party = Liberal Democratic
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}}
{{nihongo|Tetsuro Nomura|野村 哲郎|Nomura Tetsuro|extra=born November 20, 1943}} is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hayato, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004.
Political career
In August 2023 Nomura drew criticism from within his own party, for characterising treated water released from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as "contaminated water".{{Cite web |last=Ninivaggi |first=Gabriele |date=2023-09-01 |title=Fisheries minister under fire for ‘contaminated water’ gaffe |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/01/japan/politics/fisheries-minister-fukushima-water/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}} Amidst pressure, Nomura later apologized for his remarks claiming it was a slip of the tongue.{{Cite web |author=Mari Yamaguchi|agency=Associated Press |date=2023-09-13 |title=Japan gets new defense minister |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2023/09/13/japan-gets-new-defense-minister/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Defense News |language=en}}
On September 13, 2023 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered a cabinet reshuffle that saw Nomura lose his position as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.{{Cite web |last=INC |first=SANKEI DIGITAL |date=2023-09-13 |title=第２次岸田再改造内閣の閣僚名簿発表 |url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20230913-OWNZ2Z2IEVOJ7EZYLE2WXDWBV4/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=産経新聞：産経ニュース |language=ja}}
References
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.nomura-best.jp/}} in Japanese.
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Category:Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
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