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{{Short description|Japanese politician (1938–2017)}}
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|name = Kaoru Yosano
| name = Kaoru Yosano
|native_name = {{nobold|与謝野 馨}}
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|native_name_lang = ja
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|image = Kaoru Yosano cropped 1 Timothy Geithner and Kaoru Yosano 20090424.jpg
| image = Kaoru Yosano 1998.jpg
|imagesize = 220px
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Official portrait, 1998
|office = [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]]
| office = 69th [[Minister of Finance (Japan)|Minister of Finance]]
|primeminister = [[Tarō Asō]]
| primeminister = [[Tarō Asō]]
|term_start = 18 February 2009
|term_end = 16 September 2009
| term_start = 18 February 2009
| term_end = 16 September 2009
|predecessor = [[Shōichi Nakagawa]]
|successor = [[Hirohisa Fujii]]
| predecessor = [[Shōichi Nakagawa]]
|office2 = [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]]
| successor = [[Hirohisa Fujii]]
| office1 = [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]]
|primeminister2 = [[Shinzō Abe]]
| primeminister1 = [[Shinzo Abe]]
|term_start2 = 27 August 2007
|term_end2 = 25 September 2007
| term_start1 = 27 August 2007
| term_end1 = 25 September 2007
|predecessor2 = [[Yasuhisa Shiozaki]]
|successor2 = [[Seiji Maehara]]
| predecessor1 = [[Yasuhisa Shiozaki]]
| successor1 = [[Nobutaka Machimura]]
|office3 = [[House of Representatives (Japan)|Member of the House of Representatives]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of International Trade and Industry|Minister of International Trade and Industry]]
|term_start3 = 10 December 1972
| primeminister2 = [[Keizō Obuchi]]
|term_end3 = 14 December 2014
| term_start2 = 30 July 1998
|birth_date = {{birth date|1938|8|22|df=y}}
| term_end2 = 5 October 1999
|birth_place = [[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Kōjimachi, Tokyo]], Japan
| predecessor2 = [[Mitsuo Horiuchi]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|05|23|1938|08|22|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Tokyo, Japan]]
| successor2 = [[Takashi Fukaya]]
| office3 = [[Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture|Minister of Education]]
|parents = {{Plainlist|
| primeminister3 = [[Tomiichi Murayama]]
* Shigeru Yosano (father)
| term_start3 = 30 June 1994
* Michiko Yosano (mother)}}
| term_end3 = 8 August 1995
|party = [[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan]] <br /> [[Sunrise Party]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Tokyo]]
| predecessor3 = [[Ryōko Akamatsu]]
| successor3 = [[Yoshinobu Shimamura]]
|website = [http://www.yosano.gr.jp/ Official website]
| office4 = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]]
| constituency4 = [[Tokyo proportional representation block|Tokyo PR]] (2003–2005; 2009–2012)<br>[[Tokyo 1st district|Tokyo 1st]] (2005–2009)
| term_start4 = 10 November 2003
| term_end4 = 16 November 2012
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| constituency5 = [[Tokyo 1st district (1947–1993)|Former Tokyo 1st]] (1980–1996)<br>Tokyo 1st (1996–2000)
| term_start5 = 23 June 1980
| term_end5 = 2 June 2000
| predecessor5 = ''Multi-member district''
| successor5 = [[Banri Kaieda]]
| constituency6 = Former Tokyo 1st
| term_start6 = 10 December 1976
| term_end6 = 7 September 1979
| predecessor6 =
| successor6 =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|8|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Kōjimachi, Tokyo]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|05|23|1938|08|22|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Tokyo, Japan]]
| father = Shigeru Yosano
| mother = Michiko Yosano
| relatives = [[Yosano Akiko]] (grandmother)
| party = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]] (1976–2010; 2017)
|otherparty = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sunrise Party|Sunrise]] (2010–2011)
* [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2011–2017)}}
| alma_mater = [[University of Tokyo]]
| website = [http://www.yosano.gr.jp/ Official website]
}}
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{{nihongo|'''Kaoru Yosano'''|与謝野 馨|Yosano Kaoru}} (August 22, 1938 – May 23, 2017) was a [[Japan]]ese politician. He was a member of the [[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP), the [[Sunrise Party of Japan]] and former member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]], serving his ninth term in the Lower House representing [[Tokyo]]'s first electoral district until his defeat in the [[2009 Japanese general election]]. He was [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] to Prime Minister [[Shinzō Abe]] from August 2007 to September 2007, and Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy in [[Tarō Asō]]'s administration from February to September 2009.
{{nihongo|'''Kaoru Yosano'''|与謝野 馨|Yosano Kaoru}} (August 22, 1938 – May 23, 2017) was a [[Japan]]ese politician. He was a member of the [[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP), the [[Sunrise Party of Japan]] and former member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]], serving his ninth term in the Lower House representing [[Tokyo]]'s first electoral district until his defeat in the [[2009 Japanese general election]]. He was [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]] to Prime Minister [[Shinzō Abe]] from August 2007 to September 2007, and Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy in [[Tarō Asō]]'s administration from February to September 2009.


==Political career==
==Political career==
Born the grandson of poets [[Yosano Akiko]] and [[Yosano Tekkan]] in Tokyo, Yosano graduated from the [[University of Tokyo]] in 1963. In 1972 he unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives, then served as secretary to [[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]. He ran again in 1976 and was elected. On August 27, 2007, he was appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, replacing [[Yasuhisa Shiozaki]]. He was replaced by [[Nobutaka Machimura]] on September 27 when [[Yasuo Fukuda]] succeeded Abe.<ref name=Lineup>''[[Japan Times]]'', "Fukuda's new lineup", August 3, 2008.</ref> He was appointed as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy and Minister of Regulatory Reform on August 1, 2008.<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080802TDY01303.htm "Fukuda overhauls Cabinet / LDP executive shakeup also elevates Aso to party No. 2"], ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', August 2, 2008.</ref>
Born the grandson of poets [[Yosano Akiko]] and [[Yosano Tekkan]] in Tokyo, Yosano graduated from the [[University of Tokyo]] in 1963. In 1972 he unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives, then served as secretary to [[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]. He ran again in 1976 and was elected. On August 27, 2007, he was appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, replacing [[Yasuhisa Shiozaki]]. He was replaced by [[Nobutaka Machimura]] on September 27 when [[Yasuo Fukuda]] succeeded Abe.<ref name=Lineup>''[[Japan Times]]'', "Fukuda's new lineup", August 3, 2008.</ref> He was appointed as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy and Minister of Regulatory Reform on August 1, 2008.<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080802TDY01303.htm "Fukuda overhauls Cabinet / LDP executive shakeup also elevates Aso to party No. 2"], ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', August 2, 2008.</ref>
[[File:Timothy Geithner and Kaoru Yosano 20090424.jpg|thumb|left|Kaoru Yosano meeting with [[U.S. Secretary of Treasury]] [[Timothy Geithner]] on April 14, 2011.]]
[[File:Timothy Geithner and Kaoru Yosano 20090424.jpg|thumb|left|Yosano meeting with [[U.S. Secretary of Treasury]] [[Timothy Geithner]] in 2009]]
Following the resignation of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Yosano announced his candidacy for the LDP presidency on September 8, 2008:
Following the resignation of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Yosano announced his candidacy for the LDP presidency on September 8, 2008:
{{quote|"I believe politicians should never mislead the public by showing some rosy pictures. The LDP is facing the biggest crisis since its creation. I will contest the election with high spirits and the courage to lead Japan. Japan is going through a crisis. I will battle the situation for the benefit of the people."<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/08/asia/japan.php iht.com, Search for next prime minister of Japan puts spotlight on the economy]</ref><ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gMveXVZMVAmteJ1_ROyfSy4hQTVw afp.google.com, Koike launches bid to be Japan's first woman PM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520165700/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gMveXVZMVAmteJ1_ROyfSy4hQTVw |date=2011-05-20 }}</ref>}} In [[2008 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election|the leadership election]], held on September 22, 2008, [[Tarō Asō]] was elected with 351 of the 527 votes, while Yosano trailed in second place with 66 votes.<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080922dy04.htm "Aso elected LDP head"], ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', 22 September 2008.</ref> In Aso's cabinet, appointed on 24 September 2008, Yosano retained his post as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy.<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080925TDY01303.htm "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2"], ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', 25 September 2008.</ref> On February 18, 2009, with the resignation of Shoichi Nakagawa on the case of the G7 conference, he took office as Minister of Finance and Minister in charge of financial services.
{{blockquote|"I believe politicians should never mislead the public by showing some rosy pictures. The LDP is facing the biggest crisis since its creation. I will contest the election with high spirits and the courage to lead Japan. Japan is going through a crisis. I will battle the situation for the benefit of the people."<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/08/asia/japan.php iht.com, Search for next prime minister of Japan puts spotlight on the economy]</ref><ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gMveXVZMVAmteJ1_ROyfSy4hQTVw afp.google.com, Koike launches bid to be Japan's first woman PM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520165700/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gMveXVZMVAmteJ1_ROyfSy4hQTVw |date=2011-05-20 }}</ref>}} In [[2008 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election|the leadership election]], held on September 22, 2008, [[Tarō Asō]] was elected with 351 of the 527 votes, while Yosano trailed in second place with 66 votes.<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080922dy04.htm "Aso elected LDP head"], ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', 22 September 2008.</ref> In Aso's cabinet, appointed on 24 September 2008, Yosano retained his post as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy.<ref>[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080925TDY01303.htm "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2"], ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', 25 September 2008.</ref> On February 18, 2009, with the resignation of Shoichi Nakagawa on the case of the G7 conference, he took office as Minister of Finance and Minister in charge of financial services.


On April 4, 2010, Yosano, [[Takeo Hiranuma]], [[Hiroyuki Sonoda]], [[Takao Fujii]] and [[Yoshio Nakagawa]] announced their plans to leave the LDP to establish a new political party, the [[Sunrise Party of Japan]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Yosano, Hiranuma Decide On Name For New Party | date=2010-04-07 | url =http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20100407D07JF404.htm | work =Nikkei Shimbun | access-date = 2010-04-07 }}</ref> He left the Sunrise Party on 13 January 2011<ref>[[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20110114a2.html Yosano exits party, seen angling for ruling bloc January 14, 2012]</ref> to join the [[Naoto Kan]]'s cabinet as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy.<ref>[[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20110115a1.html New team seen prioritizing TPP entry, sales tax hike January 15, 2012]</ref>
On April 4, 2010, Yosano, [[Takeo Hiranuma]], [[Hiroyuki Sonoda]], [[Takao Fujii]] and [[Yoshio Nakagawa]] announced their plans to leave the LDP to establish a new political party, the [[Sunrise Party of Japan]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Yosano, Hiranuma Decide On Name For New Party | date=2010-04-07 | url =http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20100407D07JF404.htm | work =Nikkei Shimbun | access-date = 2010-04-07 }}</ref> He left the Sunrise Party on 13 January 2011<ref>[[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20110114a2.html Yosano exits party, seen angling for ruling bloc January 14, 2012]</ref> to join the [[Naoto Kan]]'s cabinet as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy.<ref>[[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20110115a1.html New team seen prioritizing TPP entry, sales tax hike January 15, 2012]</ref>
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==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
His hobbies included [[golf]], making computers, photography, fishing, and playing Japanese board games.<ref name=Lineup/> He was a [[Roman Catholic]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
His hobbies included [[golf]], making computers, photography, fishing, and playing Japanese board games.<ref name=Lineup/> He was a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Michael. |first=Doak, Kevin |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1239778842 |title=Xavier's legacies : Catholicism in modern Japanese culture |date=2011 |publisher=UBC Press |oclc=1239778842}}</ref>


It was announced on September 5, 2012 that he would not run for re-election as he was suffering from throat cancer and had difficulty speaking.<ref>[[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120906a6.html Tax hike architect Yosano ill, to retire from politics September 6, 2012]</ref> Yosano died on May 23, 2017.<ref name="JPTimesObit">{{cite news |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/24/national/former-lawmaker-finance-chief-kaoru-yosano-dies-78/#.WSV6Y4EpCEc |title=Former lawmaker and finance chief Kaoru Yosano dies at 78 |last=Yoshida |first=Reiji |publisher=Japan Times |date=2017-05-24}}</ref><ref>[[Banri Kaieda]] [http://kaiedabanri.jp/diary/2017052410703.html]</ref>
It was announced on September 5, 2012, that he would not run for re-election as he was suffering from throat cancer and had difficulty speaking.<ref>[[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120906a6.html Tax hike architect Yosano ill, to retire from politics September 6, 2012]</ref> Yosano died on May 23, 2017.<ref name="JPTimesObit">{{cite news |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/24/national/former-lawmaker-finance-chief-kaoru-yosano-dies-78/#.WSV6Y4EpCEc |title=Former lawmaker and finance chief Kaoru Yosano dies at 78 |last=Yoshida |first=Reiji |publisher=Japan Times |date=2017-05-24}}</ref><ref>[[Banri Kaieda]] [http://kaiedabanri.jp/diary/2017052410703.html]</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.yosano.gr.jp/en/index.html|Kaoru Yosano official website}}
* {{Official website|http://www.yosano.gr.jp/en/index.html|Kaoru Yosano official website}}
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Kaoru Yosano
与謝野 馨
Official portrait, 1998
69th Minister of Finance
In office
18 February 2009 – 16 September 2009
Prime MinisterTarō Asō
Preceded byShōichi Nakagawa
Succeeded byHirohisa Fujii
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
27 August 2007 – 25 September 2007
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byYasuhisa Shiozaki
Succeeded byNobutaka Machimura
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office
30 July 1998 – 5 October 1999
Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi
Preceded byMitsuo Horiuchi
Succeeded byTakashi Fukaya
Minister of Education
In office
30 June 1994 – 8 August 1995
Prime MinisterTomiichi Murayama
Preceded byRyōko Akamatsu
Succeeded byYoshinobu Shimamura
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
10 November 2003 – 16 November 2012
ConstituencyTokyo PR (2003–2005; 2009–2012)
Tokyo 1st (2005–2009)
In office
23 June 1980 – 2 June 2000
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byBanri Kaieda
ConstituencyFormer Tokyo 1st (1980–1996)
Tokyo 1st (1996–2000)
In office
10 December 1976 – 7 September 1979
ConstituencyFormer Tokyo 1st
Personal details
Born(1938-08-22)22 August 1938
Kōjimachi, Tokyo, Japan
Died23 May 2017(2017-05-23) (aged 78)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLDP (1976–2010; 2017)
Other political
affiliations
Parents
  • Shigeru Yosano (father)
  • Michiko Yosano (mother)
RelativesYosano Akiko (grandmother)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
WebsiteOfficial website

Kaoru Yosano (与謝野 馨, Yosano Kaoru) (August 22, 1938 – May 23, 2017) was a Japanese politician. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the Sunrise Party of Japan and former member of the House of Representatives, serving his ninth term in the Lower House representing Tokyo's first electoral district until his defeat in the 2009 Japanese general election. He was Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzō Abe from August 2007 to September 2007, and Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy in Tarō Asō's administration from February to September 2009.

Political career

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Born the grandson of poets Yosano Akiko and Yosano Tekkan in Tokyo, Yosano graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1963. In 1972 he unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives, then served as secretary to Yasuhiro Nakasone. He ran again in 1976 and was elected. On August 27, 2007, he was appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, replacing Yasuhisa Shiozaki. He was replaced by Nobutaka Machimura on September 27 when Yasuo Fukuda succeeded Abe.[1] He was appointed as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy and Minister of Regulatory Reform on August 1, 2008.[2]

Yosano meeting with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner in 2009

Following the resignation of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Yosano announced his candidacy for the LDP presidency on September 8, 2008:

"I believe politicians should never mislead the public by showing some rosy pictures. The LDP is facing the biggest crisis since its creation. I will contest the election with high spirits and the courage to lead Japan. Japan is going through a crisis. I will battle the situation for the benefit of the people."[3][4]

In the leadership election, held on September 22, 2008, Tarō Asō was elected with 351 of the 527 votes, while Yosano trailed in second place with 66 votes.[5] In Aso's cabinet, appointed on 24 September 2008, Yosano retained his post as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy.[6] On February 18, 2009, with the resignation of Shoichi Nakagawa on the case of the G7 conference, he took office as Minister of Finance and Minister in charge of financial services.

On April 4, 2010, Yosano, Takeo Hiranuma, Hiroyuki Sonoda, Takao Fujii and Yoshio Nakagawa announced their plans to leave the LDP to establish a new political party, the Sunrise Party of Japan.[7] He left the Sunrise Party on 13 January 2011[8] to join the Naoto Kan's cabinet as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy.[9]

Yosano was known for advocating an increase in the consumption tax to reconstruct the nation's debt-ridden fiscal structure. After joining the DPJ government, he drew up the plans for the 2012 consumption tax increase. The legislation was passed through the House of Representatives on June 26, 2012[10] and passed the Upper House on August 10, 2012.[11]

Personal life and death

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His hobbies included golf, making computers, photography, fishing, and playing Japanese board games.[1] He was a Roman Catholic.[12]

It was announced on September 5, 2012, that he would not run for re-election as he was suffering from throat cancer and had difficulty speaking.[13] Yosano died on May 23, 2017.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ a b Japan Times, "Fukuda's new lineup", August 3, 2008.
  2. ^ "Fukuda overhauls Cabinet / LDP executive shakeup also elevates Aso to party No. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, August 2, 2008.
  3. ^ iht.com, Search for next prime minister of Japan puts spotlight on the economy
  4. ^ afp.google.com, Koike launches bid to be Japan's first woman PM Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Aso elected LDP head", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 22 September 2008.
  6. ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.
  7. ^ "Yosano, Hiranuma Decide On Name For New Party". Nikkei Shimbun. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  8. ^ Japan Times Yosano exits party, seen angling for ruling bloc January 14, 2012
  9. ^ Japan Times New team seen prioritizing TPP entry, sales tax hike January 15, 2012
  10. ^ Japan Times Lower House passes bill to double sales tax June 27, 2012
  11. ^ Japan Times Upper House passes bill to hike sales levy August 11, 2012
  12. ^ Michael., Doak, Kevin (2011). Xavier's legacies : Catholicism in modern Japanese culture. UBC Press. OCLC 1239778842.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Japan Times Tax hike architect Yosano ill, to retire from politics September 6, 2012
  14. ^ Yoshida, Reiji (2017-05-24). "Former lawmaker and finance chief Kaoru Yosano dies at 78". Japan Times.
  15. ^ Banri Kaieda [1]
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House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Representative for Tokyo 1st district (multi-member)
1976–1979
1980–1996
Served alongside: Yūji Ōtsuka, Banri Kaieda, several others 		Constituency abolished
New title
New constituency
 Representative for Tokyo 1st district
1996–2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Representative for Tokyo 1st district
2005–2009
N/A Representative for the Tokyo block (PR)
2003–2005
2009–2012 		N/A
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality
2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Financial Services
2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Financial Services
2005–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Cabinet Secretary
August 2007 – September 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
2005–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for International Trade and Industry
1998–1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
(Political affairs)
1996–1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Education
1994–1995 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
New political party Co-Leader of Tachigare Nippon
Served alongside: Takeo Hiranuma 		Succeeded by
Takeo Hiranuma
(as sole leader)
Preceded by Chairman of the Tax Research Commission,
Liberal Democratic Party
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Policy Research Council,
Liberal Democratic Party
2004–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of the Public Relations Headquarters,
Liberal Democratic Party
1997–1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Public Relations Committee,
Liberal Democratic Party
1993–1994 		Succeeded by
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