Yoshikatsu Takeiri

Yoshikatsu Takeiri
竹入 義勝
Takeiri in 1967
Chairman of Komeito
In office
1 February 1967 – 5 December 1986
Preceded byTakehisa Tsuji
Succeeded byJunya Yano
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
29 January 1967 – 24 January 1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byNatsuo Yamaguchi
ConstituencyTokyo 10th
Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
In office
April 1963 – 1964
ConstituencyKita Ward
Member of the Bunkyō Ward Assembly
In office
April 1959 – April 1963
Personal details
Born(1926-01-10)10 January 1926
Died23 December 2023(2023-12-23) (aged 97)
Fukuoka, Japan
PartyKomeito (until 1998)

Yoshikatsu Takeiri (Japanese: 竹入義勝, Takeiri Yoshikatsu; 10 January 1926 – 23 December 2023) was a Japanese politician who served as the third chair of Komeito from 1967 to 1986, making him the longest serving leader in the party's history.