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Kaoru Yosano

Japanese politician (1938–2017)

Kaoru Yosano
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Japanese politician (1938–2017)

FieldValue
nameKaoru Yosano
native_name与謝野 馨
native_name_langja
imageKaoru Yosano 1998.jpg
image_size220px
captionOfficial portrait, 1998
officeMinister of Finance
primeministerTarō Asō
term_start18 February 2009
term_end16 September 2009
predecessorShōichi Nakagawa
successorHirohisa Fujii
office1Chief Cabinet Secretary
primeminister1Shinzo Abe
term_start127 August 2007
term_end125 September 2007
predecessor1Yasuhisa Shiozaki
successor1Nobutaka Machimura
office2Minister of International Trade and Industry
primeminister2Keizō Obuchi
term_start230 July 1998
term_end25 October 1999
predecessor2Mitsuo Horiuchi
successor2Takashi Fukaya
office3Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
(Political affairs)
primeminister3Ryutaro Hashimoto
term_start37 November 1996
term_end311 September 1997
predecessor3Mitsuharu Warashina
successor3Fukushiro Nukaga
office4Minister of Education
primeminister4Tomiichi Murayama
term_start430 June 1994
term_end48 August 1995
predecessor4Ryōko Akamatsu
successor4Yoshinobu Shimamura
office5Member of the House of Representatives
constituency5Tokyo PR (2003–2005; 2009–2012)
Tokyo 1st (2005–2009)
term_start510 November 2003
term_end516 November 2012
constituency6Former Tokyo 1st (1980–1996)
Tokyo 1st (1996–2000)
term_start623 June 1980
term_end62 June 2000
predecessor6Yoshiaki Kiura
successor6Banri Kaieda
constituency7Former Tokyo 1st
term_start710 December 1976
term_end77 September 1979
predecessor7Yojirō Konno
successor7Yoshiaki Kiura
birth_date
birth_placeKōjimachi, Tokyo, Japan
death_date
death_placeTokyo, Japan
fatherShigeru Yosano
motherMichiko Yosano
relativesYosano Akiko (grandmother)
partyLiberal Democratic
(1976–2010; 2017)
otherparty{{Plainlist
alma_materUniversity of Tokyo
websiteOfficial website

(Political affairs) Tokyo 1st (2005–2009) Tokyo 1st (1996–2000) (1976–2010; 2017)

  • Sunrise (2010–2011)
  • Independent (2011–2017)}} Kaoru Yosano (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

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. He was appointed as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy and Minister of Regulatory Reform on August 1, 2008.

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: 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. In Aso's cabinet, appointed on 24 September 2008, Yosano retained his post as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy. 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. He left the Sunrise Party on 13 January 2011 to join the Naoto Kan's cabinet as Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy.

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 and passed the Upper House on August 10, 2012.

Personal life and death

His hobbies included golf, making computers, photography, fishing, and playing Japanese board games.

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. Yosano died on May 23, 2017.

References

References

  1. ''[[Japan Times]]'', "Fukuda's new lineup", August 3, 2008.
  2. [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080802TDY01303.htm "Fukuda overhauls Cabinet / LDP executive shakeup also elevates Aso to party No. 2"] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-12-03 , ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', August 2, 2008.)
  3. [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]
  4. [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gMveXVZMVAmteJ1_ROyfSy4hQTVw afp.google.com, Koike launches bid to be Japan's first woman PM] {{webarchive. link. (2011-05-20)
  5. [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080922dy04.htm "Aso elected LDP head"] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-09-25 , ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', 22 September 2008.)
  6. [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080925TDY01303.htm "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2"] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-09-28 , ''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', 25 September 2008.)
  7. (2010-04-07). "Yosano, Hiranuma Decide On Name For New Party". Nikkei Shimbun.
  8. [[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20110114a2.html Yosano exits party, seen angling for ruling bloc January 14, 2012]
  9. [[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20110115a1.html New team seen prioritizing TPP entry, sales tax hike January 15, 2012]
  10. [[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120627a1.html Lower House passes bill to double sales tax June 27, 2012]
  11. [[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120811a1.html 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.
  13. [[Japan Times]] [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120906a6.html 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]] [http://kaiedabanri.jp/diary/2017052410703.html]
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