{{Short description|Japanese politician (1942–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Michihiko Kano | native_name = {{nobold|鹿野 道彦}} | native_name_lang = ja | image = Michihiko Kano (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Official portrait, 2010 | office = Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | prime_minister = Naoto Kan<br>Yoshihiko Noda | term_start = 17 September 2010 | term_end = 4 June 2012 | predecessor = Masahiko Yamada | successor = Akira Gunji | prime_minister1 = Toshiki Kaifu | term_start1 = 10 August 1989 | term_end1 = 28 February 1990 | predecessor1 = Hisao Horinouchi | successor1 = Tomio Yamamoto | office2 = Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency | prime_minister2 = Kiichi Miyazawa | term_start2 = 12 December 1992 | term_end2 = 9 August 1993 | predecessor2 = Junzō Iwasaki | successor2 = Kōshirō Ishida | office3 = Member of the House of Representatives | constituency3 = Yamagata 1st | term_start3 = 31 August 2009 | term_end3 = 16 November 2012 | predecessor3 = Toshiaki Endō | successor3 = Toshiaki Endō | constituency4 = Former Yamagata 1st (1976–1996)<br>Yamagata 1st (1996–2003)<br>Tohoku PR (2003–2005) | term_start4 = 11 December 1976 | term_end4 = 8 August 2005 | predecessor4 = Yasumi Kurogane | successor4 = ''Multi-member district'' | birth_date = {{birth date|1942|1|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Yamagata, Japan | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|21|1942|1|24|df=y}} | death_place = Yamagata, Japan | party = Democratic | other_party = LDP (1976–1994)<br>NFP (1994–1998)<br>GGP (1998)<br>Independent (2002–2003) | spouse = | father = Hikokichi Kano | children = | alma_mater = Gakushuin University | signature = }} {{Nihongo|'''Michihiko Kano'''|鹿野道彦|Kano Michihiko|24 January 1942 – 21 October 2021}} was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries twice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michihiko Kano - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries|url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/kan/meibo/daijin/kano_e.html|access-date=22 October 2021|website=japan.kantei.go.jp}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19671353 |title=Japan's PM Yoshihiko Noda wins party leadership vote|date=21 September 2012|accessdate= 21 September 2012|work=BBC News Online|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=鹿野道彦元衆議院議員が死去 自民・民主両政権で農相など歴任|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20211022/k10013317411000.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022043920/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20211022/k10013317411000.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2021|access-date=22 October 2021|website=|publisher=Japan Broadcasting Corporation|language=ja}}</ref>
He lost his seat in the 16 December 2012 general election.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=Japan Times | url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/18/national/nothing-left-for-the-election-gutted-dpj-to-do-but-rebuild/ | title=Nothing left for the election-gutted DPJ to do but rebuild | first=Masami | last=Ito | date=18 December 2012 | accessdate=4 March 2025 }}</ref>
Kano was born in Yamagata. He graduated from Gakushuin University. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://info.japantimes.co.jp/cabinet/cabinet.html?formed=20100608_01&date=&member=23|title=Michihiko Kano — MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES | Kan Cabinet | the Japan Times}}</ref>
After period of illness, Michihiko Kano died on 21 October 2021 in a hospital in Yamagata City; he was 79.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Japanese farm minister, veteran lawmaker Kano dies at 79 |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20211022/p2g/00m/0na/066000c |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Mainichi Daily News |date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
== Election history == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Election ! Age ! District ! Political party ! Number of votes ! election results |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''1976 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''34''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''LDP''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''60,199''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''1979 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''37''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''LDP''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''79,694''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''1980 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''38''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''LDP''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''86,210''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''1983 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''41''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''LDP''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''76,668''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''1986 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''44''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''LDP''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''94,320''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''1990 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''48''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''LDP''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''97,277''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''1993 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''51''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''LDP''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''103,559''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''1996 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''54''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''NFP''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''81,047''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''2000 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''58''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''DPJ''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''90,349''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:Yellow;" |'''2003 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Yellow;" |'''61''' | style="background:Yellow;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Yellow;" |'''DPJ''' | style="background:Yellow;" |'''81,580''' | style="background:Yellow;" |'''elected by PR''' |- | style="background:white;" |'''2005 Japanese general election''' | style="background:white;" |'''63''' | style="background:white;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:white;" |'''DPJ''' | style="background:white;" |'''86,755''' | style="background:white;" |'''lost''' |- | style="background:Pink;" |'''2009 Japanese general election''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''67''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''DPJ''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''106,202''' | style="background:Pink;" |'''winning''' |- | style="background:white;" |'''2012 Japanese general election''' | style="background:white;" |'''70''' | style="background:white;" |'''Yamagata 1st district''' | style="background:white;" |'''DPJ''' | style="background:white;" |'''70,411''' | style="background:white;" |'''lost''' |- | style="background:white;" |'''2013 Japanese House of Councillors election''' | style="background:white;" |'''74''' | style="background:white;" |'''proportional representation block''' | style="background:white;" |'''DPJ''' | style="background:white;" |'''ーー''' | style="background:white;" |'''lost''' |- ! colspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=鹿野道彦（カノミチヒコ）｜政治家情報｜選挙ドットコム |url=https://go2senkyo.com/seijika/89078 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=選挙ドットコム |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=鹿野道彦 {{!}} 第46回衆議院議員選挙 2012 山形1区 |url=https://seijiyama.jp/area/card/14040/6eCKAH/M?S=qenel0nfmbm |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=政治山}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=鹿野道彦 {{!}} 選挙結果（衆議院） {{!}} 国会議員白書 |url=https://kokkai.sugawarataku.net/giin/err01565.html |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=kokkai.sugawarataku.net}}</ref> |}
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