Shozaburo Jimi

Shōzaburō Jimi
自見 庄三郎
Official portrait, 1997
Minister of State for Financial Services
In office
8 June 2010 – 4 June 2012
Prime MinisterNaoto Kan
Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded byShizuka Kamei
Succeeded byTadahiro Matsushita
Minister of State for Postal Reform
In office
8 June 2010 – 4 June 2012
Prime MinisterNaoto Kan
Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded byShizuka Kamei
Succeeded byTadahiro Matsushita
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
11 September 1997 – 30 July 1998
Prime MinisterRyūtarō Hashimoto
Preceded byHisao Horinouchi
Succeeded bySeiko Noda
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2007 – 28 July 2013
ConstituencyNational PR
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 December 1983 – 8 August 2005
Preceded byKiyoshi Kaji
Succeeded byKyoko Nishikawa
ConstituencyFukuoka 4th (1983–1996)
Fukuoka 10th (1996–2005)
Personal details
Born (1945-11-05) 5 November 1945
Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan
Political partyPeople's New Party
(2006–2013)
Other political
affiliations		LDP (1983–2005)
Independent (2005–2006)
ChildrenHanako Jimi
Alma materKyushu University

Shozaburo Jimi (自見 庄三郎, Jimi Shōzaburō; born 5 November 1945) is a former Japanese politician of the now defunct People's New Party, and was a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

Early life

Jimi is a registered medical practitioner, and was a graduate of the department of medicine at Kyushu University in 1977.

Political career

Jimi was elected to the House of Councillors in 2007, after serving more than 20 years in the House of Representatives of Japan for the 4th and 10th Fukuoka districts respectively.

He served as the Minister of State for Financial Services and Postal Reform from 2010 to 2012.[1][2]

Honours

References

  1. ^ Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
  2. ^ "List of Ministers". Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet. Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. Retrieved 5 March 2018.


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