Toshimi Kitazawa
Toshimi Kitazawa | |
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北澤 俊美 | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 16 September 2009 – 2 September 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
Preceded by | Yasukazu Hamada |
Succeeded by | Yasuo Ichikawa |
Personal details | |
Born | Nagano, Japan | 6 March 1938
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Toshimi Kitazawa (北澤 俊美, Kitazawa Toshimi, born March 6, 1938) is a previous Japanese defence minister. He is a politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagano, Nagano and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1992 after serving in the assembly of Nagano Prefecture for five terms. He had joined the Democratic Party of Japan in 1998. On 16 September 2009; Kitazawa was appointed as the Minister of Defence by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. He was re-appointed by Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the cabinet shift, and was the Minister of Defence until 2 September 2011.
References
- 政治家情報 〜北沢 俊美〜. Senkyo ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
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