Chiken Kakazu

The native form of this personal name is Kakazu Chiken. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Kakazu's 2002 official portrait

Chiken Kakazu (Japanese: 嘉数 知賢, Hepburn: Kakazu Chiken, born 1 June 1941) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nago, Okinawa and graduate of Waseda University, he had served in the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for five terms since 1980. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. He lost his seat to Denny Tamaki in the 2009 general election.

See also

• Masako Ganaha

References

• "Seijika jōhō ~Kakazu Chiken~" 政治家情報 〜嘉数 知賢〜 [Politician information: Chiken Kakazu] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.