Kenji Miyamoto (politician)

Kenji Miyamoto
宮本 顕治
Miyamoto in 1978
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party
In office
31 July 1982 – 26 September 1992
Preceded bySanzō Nosaka
Succeeded byTetsuzo Fuwa (2000)
Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party
In office
7 July 1970 – 31 July 1982
Preceded byHimself (as General Secretary)
Succeeded byTetsuzo Fuwa
General Secretary of the Japanese Communist Party
In office
1 August 1958 – 7 July 1970
Preceded bySanzo Nosaka
Succeeded byHimself (as Chairman)
Member of House of Councillors
In office
11 July 1977 – 9 July 1989
ConstituencyNational district (1977–1983)
National PR (1983–1989)
Personal details
Born(1908-10-17)17 October 1908
Died18 July 2007(2007-07-18) (aged 98)
PartyCommunist
Spouse(s)
(m. 1932; died 1951)

Sueko Ōmori
(m. 1956)
Alma materTokyo Imperial University

Kenji Miyamoto (宮本 顕治, Miyamoto Kenji; 17 October 1908 – 18 July 2007) was a Japanese communist politician. He was the leader of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) from 1958 to 1977.