Tetsuo Kondo

Tetsuo Kondo was a Japanese politician who served as Japan's Minister of [Labour |Minister of Labour] from 1991 until 1992.
Kondo, who was from Yamagata Prefecture, began his career as an employee of the Japanese Ministry of Finance. Kondo, a member of the Liberal [Democratic Party |Liberal Democratic Party], served as a member of the House of [Representatives of Japan] for nine terms from 1972 until 1996. He also served as chief of the now defunct Economic Planning Agency during his career as a lawmaker.
Kondo was appointed as Labour Minister within the administration of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa from 1991 until 1992. He retired from active politics after a failed re-election bid in the 1996 general election.
Tetsuo Kondo died in Tokyo of pancreatic cancer on 4 March 2010, at the age of 80.