Tatsuo Kawabata
Tatsuo Kawabata | |
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川端 達夫 | |
Official portrait, 2009 | |
| 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 for Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| In office 2 September 2011 – 1 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Yoshihiro Katayama |
| Succeeded by | Shinji Tarutoko |
| Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy | |
| In office 7 January 2010 – 17 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Banri Kaieda |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 17 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Ryū Shionoya |
| Succeeded by | Yoshiaki Takaki |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 15 May 2014 – 28 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Taizō Mikazuki |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Kinki PR |
| In office 7 July 1986 – 16 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Toshitaka Ōoka |
| Constituency | Shiga at-large (1986–1996) Shiga 1st (1996–2005; 2009–2012) Kinki PR (2005–2009) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1945 Gamō, Shiga, Japan |
| Political party | DPP |
| Other political affiliations | DSP New Frontier New Fraternity DPJ DP |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Tatsuo Kawabata (川端 達夫, Kawabata Tatsuo; born January 24, 1945) is a former Japanese politician from the Democratic Party. A native of Ōmihachiman, Shiga, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it. His elder brother is former mayor of Ōmihachiman Gohei Kawabata.
Early life
Born in Gamō-gun, Shiga Prefecture (now Ōmihachiman city). He graduated from Shiga Prefectural Hikone East High School, Kyoto University Faculty of Engineering. He 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.
Political career
Kawabata served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) from 1986 to 2012 and from 2014 to 2017.
In September 2011 Kawabata 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.
References
- ^ Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
- 政治家情報 〜川端 達夫〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.