Tatsuo Ozawa

Tatsuo Ozawa
小沢 辰男
President of the Reform Club
In office
1 January 1998 – 25 June 2000
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
28 November 1977 – 7 December 1978
Prime MinisterTakeo Fukuda
Preceded byMichio Watanabe
Succeeded byRyutaro Hashimoto
Director-General of the Environmental Agency
In office
9 December 1974 – 15 September 1976
Prime MinisterTakeo Miki
Preceded byMatsuhei Mōri
Succeeded byShigesada Marumo
Minister of Construction
In office
11 November 1974 – 9 December 1974
Prime MinisterKakuei Tanaka
Preceded byTakao Kameoka
Succeeded byTadao Kariya
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
21 November 1960 – 2 June 2000
Preceded byHideichi Ōshima
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyNiigata 1st (1960–1996)
Hokuriku-Shin'etsu PR (1996–2000)
Personal details
Born(1916-12-07)7 December 1916
Died13 October 2013(2013-10-13) (aged 96)
PartyReform Club
Other political
affiliations
LDP (1960–1993)
JRP (1993–1994)
NFP (1994–1998)
Alma materTokyo Imperial University

Tatsuo Ozawa (小沢 辰男, Ozawa Tatsuo; 7 December 1916 – 13 October 2013) was a Japanese politician who served as minister of health and welfare, construction minister, and head of the Environment Agency.[1][2]

Born in Niigata City as the son of House of Representatives member Kuniji Ozawa, and a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University's Law Department (School of Political Science), Ozawa joined the Home Ministry upon graduation. When that ministry was abolished in 1947, he was transferred to the Welfare Ministry.

He first won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1960, (on an LDP ticket) and served 13 consecutive terms.[1][2]

In 1994, he founded the Niigata University of International and Information Studies.[2]

Ozawa founded the Reform Club (Japanese: 改革クラブ) political party in 1998, and served as its leader until his retirement from politics in 2000.[1][2]

Awards

  • Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun, First Class (2000)[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "訃報:小沢辰男さん 96歳=元厚相" (in Japanese). mainichi.jp. Retrieved 18 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ex-health minister Ozawa dies at 96". Kyodo News International. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.