Takeo Kawamura (河村 建夫, Kawamura Takeo, born November 10, 1942) is a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2008 to 2009, and a member of the House of Representatives from 1990 to 2021, representing the Yamaguchi 3rd district.
Takeo Kawamura | |
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河村 建夫 | |
 Official portrait, 2012 | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Nobutaka Machimura |
| Succeeded by | Hirofumi Hirano |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
| In office 22 September 2003 – 27 September 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Atsuko Tōyama |
| Succeeded by | Nariaki Nakayama |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 February 1990 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Constituency | Yamaguchi 1st (1990–1996) Yamaguchi 3rd (1996–2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1942 Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Political career
editA native of Hagi, Yamaguchi and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Seibu Oil from 1967 to 1976. Kawamura then entered politics and served four terms in the Yamaguchi Prefecture assembly from 1976, followed by his election to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.
Kawamura served for a time as Minister of Education, Science and Technology under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, Kawamura was appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary on September 24, 2008.[1] He also served as Minister of State for Abduction issues in the Aso Cabinet, and as Chairman of the LDP's Election Strategy Committee.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2" Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
- ^ Takeo Kawamura profile Archived 2019-07-22 at the Wayback Machine on LDP's website - retrieved Nov 18, 2014
- 政治家情報 〜河村 建夫〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
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External links
edit- Official website Archived 2021-12-19 at the Wayback Machine in Japanese.