Preceded by Yasukazu Hamada Role Japanese Politician Political party Democratic Party Education Waseda University | Alma mater Waseda University Party Democratic Party of Japan Name Toshimi Kitazawa Succeeded by Yasuo Ichikawa | |
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Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan Born 6 March 1938 (age 86)
Nagano, Japan ( 1938-03-06 ) Similar People Naoto Kan, Yukio Hatoyama, Ichiro Ozawa | ||
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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.
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