Yohei Kono
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Yohei Kono (河野洋平, Kōno Yōhei, born January 15, 1937) is a Japanese politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 1994-95. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He was once President of the LDP from 1993 to 1995. As he is one of the pro-Chinese members of the LDP, he came under pressure domestically in the spring of 2005 when anti-Japanese movements in China became intense.
| Preceded by: Koichi Kato | Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan 1991–1992 | Succeeded by: Masayoshi Takemura |
| Preceded by: Koji Kakizawa | Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan 1994–1996 | Succeeded by: Yukihiko Ikeda |
| Preceded by: Masahiko Komura | Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan 1999–2001 | Succeeded by: Makiko Tanaka |
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