Tatsuo Kawabata
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Tatsuo Kawabata | |
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川端 達夫 | |
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan | |
In office 24 December 2014 – 28 September 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Hirotaka Akamatsu |
Succeeded by | Hirotaka Akamatsu |
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications | |
In office 2 September 2011 – 1 October 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
Preceded by | Yoshihiro Katayama |
Succeeded by | Shinji Tarutoko |
Personal details | |
Born | Gamō, Shiga, Japan | 24 January 1945
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Tatsuo Kawabata (川端 達夫, Kawabata Tatsuo, born January 24, 1945) is a Japanese politician from the Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) from 1986 to 2017. A native of Ōmihachiman, Shiga, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it. His elder brother is former mayor of Omihachiman . In September 2011 he was appointed as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.[1] He was relieved from the post on 1 October 2012. In September 2017, Kawabata announced that he would not run in the 2017 general election and would retire from politics.
Life[]
Born in Gamo-gun, Shiga prefecture (now Omihachiman city ). The birthplace ran a pharmacy . Graduated from Shiga Prefectural Hikone East High School, Kyoto University Faculty of Engineering. Joined Toray after completing a master's program at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. Besides being involved in development research, he also worked on the trade union movement.
Notes and references[]
- ^ Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
- 政治家情報 〜川端 達夫〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20. External link in
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External links[]
- Official website in Japanese.
- 1945 births
- Democratic Party of Japan politicians
- Education ministers of Japan
- Government ministers of Japan
- Living people
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
- Ministers of Internal Affairs of Japan
- Noda cabinet
- 21st-century Japanese politicians
- Japanese politician, 1940s birth stubs