Jirō Kawasaki

Jirō Kawasaki
川崎 二郎
Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare
In office
31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by Hidehisa Otsuji
Succeeded by Hakuo Yanagisawa
Director General of the Okinawa Development Agency
In office
14 January 1999 – 5 October 1999
Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi
Preceded by Kichio Inoue
Succeeded by Toshihiro Nikai
Minister of Transport
In office
30 July 1998 – 5 October 1999
Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi
Preceded by Takao Fujii
Succeeded by Toshihiro Nikai
Personal details
Born (1947-11-15) November 15, 1947
Iga, Mie, Japan
Political party Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater Keio University
Third Realigned Koizumi Cabinet
(2005-10-31)
SecretaryShinzō Abe
Internal AffairsHeizō Takenaka
JusticeSeiken Sugiura
Foreign AffairsTaro Aso
FinanceSadakazu Tanigaki
EducationKenji Kosaka
HealthJirō Kawasaki
AgricultureShoichi Nakagawa
EconomyToshihiro Nikai
LandKazuo Kitagawa
EnvironmentYuriko Koike
DefenseFukushiro Nukaga
Ministers of StateTetsuo Kutsukake, Kaoru Yosano, Koki Chuma, Iwao Matsuda, Kuniko Inoguchi

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

Political offices
Preceded by
Hidehisa Otsuji		 Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
2005–2006		 Succeeded by
Hakuo Yanagisawa
Preceded by
Kichio Inoue		 Director General of the Hokkaido Development Agency
1999		 Succeeded by
Toshihiro Nikai
Preceded by
Takao Fujii		 Minister of Transport
1998–1999


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