Tatsuo Kawabata

Tatsuo Kawabata
川端 達夫
Official portrait, 2009
Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan
In office
24 December 2014 – 28 September 2017
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byHirotaka Akamatsu
Succeeded byHirotaka Akamatsu
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office
2 September 2011 – 1 October 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byYoshihiro Katayama
Succeeded byShinji Tarutoko
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
In office
7 January 2010 – 17 September 2010
Prime MinisterYukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan
Preceded byNaoto Kan
Succeeded byBanri Kaieda
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
In office
16 September 2009 – 17 September 2010
Prime MinisterYukio Hatoyama
Naoto Kan
Preceded byRyū Shionoya
Succeeded byYoshiaki Takaki
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
15 May 2014 – 28 September 2017
Preceded byTaizō Mikazuki
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyKinki PR
In office
7 July 1986 – 16 November 2012
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byToshitaka Ōoka
ConstituencyShiga at-large (1986–1996)
Shiga 1st (1996–2005; 2009–2012)
Kinki PR (2005–2009)
Personal details
Born (1945-01-24) 24 January 1945 (age 79)
Gamō, Shiga, Japan
Political partyDPP
Other political
affiliations		DSP
New Frontier
New Fraternity
DPJ
DP
Alma materKyoto University

Tatsuo Kawabata (川端 達夫, Kawabata Tatsuo, born January 24, 1945) is a former Japanese politician from the Democratic Party. A native of Ōmihachiman, Shiga, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it. His elder brother is former mayor of Ōmihachiman Gohei Kawabata.

Early life

Born in Gamō-gun, Shiga Prefecture (now Ōmihachiman city). He graduated from Shiga Prefectural Hikone East High School, Kyoto University Faculty of Engineering. He joined Toray after completing a master's program at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. Besides being involved in development research, he also worked on the trade union movement.

Political career

Kawabata with UK ambassador David Warren in 2012

Kawabata served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) from 1986 to 2012 and from 2014 to 2017.

In September 2011 Kawabata was appointed as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.[1] He was relieved from the post on 1 October 2012. In September 2017, Kawabata announced that he would not run in the 2017 general election and would retire from politics.

References

  1. ^ Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
  • 政治家情報 〜川端 達夫〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Member of the House of Representatives
from the Shiga at-large district
1986–1996
Served alongside: Masayoshi Takemura, Ganri Yamashita, Sōsuke Uno, Tsutomu Yamamoto 		Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of the House of Representatives
from Shiga 1st district (single-member)
1996–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
29-member block
 Member of the House of Representatives
from the Kinki proportional block
2005–2009 		Succeeded by
29-member block
Preceded by Member of the House of Representatives
from Shiga 1st district (single-member)
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
29-member block
(vacancy created by Taizō Mikazuki, DPJ list)
 Member of the House of Representatives
from the Kinki proportional block
2014–2017 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2009–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
2011–2012 		Succeeded by


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