Yukio Takano

Yukio Takano
高野 之夫
Mayor of Toshima
In office
27 April 1999 – 9 February 2023
Preceded byKazutoshi Katō
Succeeded byMiyuki Takagiwa
Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
In office
23 July 1989 – March 1999
ConstituencyToshima Ward
Member of the Toshima City Assembly
In office
1 May 1983 – June 1989
Personal details
Born(1937-12-25)25 December 1937
Died9 February 2023(2023-02-09) (aged 85)
Minami-Nagasaki, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
PartyLiberal Democratic
EducationRikkyo University
ProfessionBusinessman

Yukio Takano (Japanese: 高野之夫 Takano Yukio; 25 December 1937 – 9 February 2023) was a Japanese businessman and politician, member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Biography

He served in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from 1989 to 1999. He was also mayor of Toshima from 1999 to 2023.[1]

Takano died of COVID-19 in Tokyo on 9 February 2023, at the age of 85.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "豊島区長選 高野さんが5選 庁舎跡地活用など「区政にまい進」". Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "東京・豊島区長の高野之夫氏が死去、85歳…コロナ感染後に体調不良". Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.