Tatsuo Kawabata
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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
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- ↑ Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
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External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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- 1945 births
- Living people
- Culture ministers of Japan
- Democratic Party of Japan politicians
- Education ministers of Japan
- Government ministers of Japan
- Ministers of internal affairs of Japan
- Noda cabinet
- Science ministers of Japan
- Sports ministers of Japan
- Technology ministers of Japan
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1986–1990
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1990–1993
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1993–1996
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 1996–2000
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2000–2003
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2003–2005
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2009–2012
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017