Kazuo Kitagawa

Kitagawa, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan (2005).
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

Kazuo Kitagawa (北側 一雄, Kitagawa Kazuo, born March 2, 1953) was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Japanese Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi.

Born in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Kitagawa graduated from Faculty of Law, Soka University and became a lawyer. In 1990, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time and since 2004 has been Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Member of New Komeito.

He was the general secretary of New Komeito when the party suffered a major defeat in the Japanese general election, 2009. New Komeito lost ten seats, including Kitagawa's and that of party leader Akihiro Ota. On 8 September 2009 Yoshihisa Inoue replaced Kitagawa as general secretary of New Komeito.[1] Notwithstanding the loss of his seat, Kitagawa became deputy president of the party.

Kitagawa regained his seat representing the Osaka 16th district (representing Sakai-ku, Higashi-ku and Kita-ku in Sakai City) in the 2012 general election, and held the seat in the 2014 general election.

References

  1. ↑ The Japan Times Ailing New Komeito taps policy chief as new boss September 8 2009 Retrieved on August 8, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
Nobuteru Ishihara		 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport of Japan
2004–2006		 Succeeded by
Tetsuzo Fuyushiba
Party political offices
Preceded by
Tetsuzo Fuyushiba		 General Secretary of Kōmeitō
2006–2009		 Succeeded by
Yoshihisa Inoue


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