Kazunori Tanaka (田中 和徳, Tanaka Kazunori, born January 21, 1949) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and Minister of Reconstruction. A native of Toyoura District, Yamaguchi and graduate of Hosei University he was elected for the first time in 1996 after serving in local assemblies. Tanaka was elected seven times in Kanagawa, prefecture 10th district Tanaka is general director of the Liberal Democratic Party International bureau in 2015.[1]
Kazunori Tanaka | |
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田中 和徳 | |
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| 10th Minister of Reconstruction | |
| In office 11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hiromichi Watanabe |
| Succeeded by | Katsuei Hirasawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa's 10s District | |
| Assumed office 20 October 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1949 Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi |
| Alma mater | Hosei University |
Overview
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Tanaka was elected to the Kawasaki Municipal Assembly, since then re-elected once, 1983. Then he was elected to the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly, 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the 1996 general election. He was Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi in 2001. He was Parliamentary Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi in 2002.[2] He was Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi in 2003.[3]
He was Vice Minister of Finance the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on 26 September 2006.[4] Tnaka was Senior Vice Minister of Environment the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe on 26 December 2012.[5]
He took office as Minister of Reconstruction since 9 September 2019.
References
edit- ^ "Kamoshita Ichiro | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan". www.jimin.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05.
- ^ "japankantei".
- ^ "Kamoshita Ichiro | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan". www.jimin.jp. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05.
- ^ "japan kantei".
- ^ "japankantei".
- 政治家情報 〜田中 和徳〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
External links
edit- Official website in Japanese.
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