Yōhei Kōno, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yōhei Kōno

Japanese politician

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1937

Place of Birth: Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Yohei Kono (?? ??, Kono Yohei, born 15 January 1937 in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese politician and a former President of the Liberal Democratic Party.
He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election.
Kono served as speaker for the longest length since the set up of House of Representatives in 1890. He was the president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations from 1999 to 2013.