Jirō Kawasaki
31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006
14 January 1999 – 5 October 1999
30 July 1998 – 5 October 1999
Iga, Mie, Japan
Secretary | Shinzō Abe |
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Internal Affairs | Heizō Takenaka |
Justice | Seiken Sugiura |
Foreign Affairs | Taro Aso |
Finance | Sadakazu Tanigaki |
Education | Kenji Kosaka |
Health | Jirō Kawasaki |
Agriculture | Shoichi Nakagawa |
Economy | Toshihiro Nikai |
Land | Kazuo Kitagawa |
Environment | Yuriko Koike |
Defense | Fukushiro Nukaga |
Ministers of State |
Jirō Kawasaki (川崎 二郎, Kawasaki Jirō, born November 15, 1947) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi.
Kawasaki was born in Iga, Mie. His father and grandfather were both politicians.
He attended Keio University and graduated with a degree in Commerce. After several years working at Matsushita, Kawasaki won a seat in the House of Representatives, representing Mie Prefecture in 1980.
Kawasaki is a long-time rival of Hiroshi Nakai of the Democratic Party of Japan, and the two have repeatedly challenged each other for seats representing Mie in the Diet.
He served as Minister of Transportation under Keizō Obuchi, and later as Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency. On October 31, 2005, Junichirō Koizumi chose Kawasaki to head the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Quotes
"We must regret having given him (Horie) too much credit." Asahi Shimbun January 25, 2006
“I do not think that Japan should ever become a multi-ethnic society.” The New York Times, April 22, 2009.[1]
References
- ^ Tabuchi, Hiroko (22 April 2009). "Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home". The New York Times.
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Preceded by | Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan 2005–2006 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Kichio Inoue | Director General of the Hokkaido Development Agency 1999 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Minister of Transport 1998–1999 |
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