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). Jimi is a registered medical practitioner, and was a graduate of the department of medicine at Kyushu University in 1977. He was elected to the House of Councillors 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]
Shōzaburō Jimi | |
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自見 庄三郎 | |
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| Minister of State for Financial Services | |
| In office 8 June 2010 – 4 June 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Shizuka Kamei |
| Succeeded by | Tadahiro Matsushita |
| Minister of State for Postal Reform | |
| In office 8 June 2010 – 4 June 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Shizuka Kamei |
| Succeeded by | Tadahiro Matsushita |
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| In office 11 September 1997 – 30 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryūtarō Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Hisao Horinouchi |
| Succeeded by | Seiko Noda |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 29 July 2007 – 28 July 2013 | |
| Constituency | National PR block |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 December 1983 – 8 August 2005 | |
| Succeeded by | Kyoko Nishikawa |
| Constituency | Fukuoka 4th district (1983-1996) Fukuoka 10th district (1996-2005) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1945 Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Political party | Independent (2005-2006, 2013-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Democratic (1983-2005) PNP (2006-2013, dissolution) |
| Children | Hanako Jimi(daughter) |
| Alma mater | Kyushu University |
Honours
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Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2016)
References
edit- ^ Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
- ^ "List of Ministers". Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet. Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- 政治家情報 〜自見 庄三郎〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
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External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
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