Kenji Kosaka
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小坂 憲次
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Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
In office 31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
Preceded by | Nariaki Nakayama |
Succeeded by | Bunmei Ibuki |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
In office 26 July 2010 – 25 July 2016 | |
Constituency | National PR block |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 19 February 1990 – 21 July 2009 | |
Succeeded by | Takashi Shinohara |
Constituency | Nagano 1st district (1990–1996) Nagano 1st district (1996-2009) |
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Born | (1946-03-12)12 March 1946 Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
Died | 21 October 2016(2016-10-21) (aged 70) |
Political party | Liberal Democratic (1990–1993, 1998–2016) |
Other political affiliations | Shinseito (1993–1994) New Frontier (1994–1996) Sun Party (1996–1998) Good Governance Party (1998) |
Parent | Zentarō Kosaka (Father) |
Alma mater | Keio University |
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Kenji Kosaka (小坂 憲次, Kosaka Kenji, 12 March 1946 – 21 October 2016) was a Japanese politician.[1]
Kosaka was born in the city of NaganoinNagano Prefecture, on 12 March 1946.[2][3] His father is Zentaro Kosaka, also a politician.[4] Kenji Kosaka received a law degree from Keio University in 1968.[3]
He worked in London for Japan Airlines between 1968 and 1984.[3] Returning to Japan, he became secretary to Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone in 1986. He was appointed minister of education on 31 October 2005.[3] In 2005, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the sixth time, representing Nagano Prefecture.[3]
Kenji Kosaka is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.[5] He died on 21 October 2016 of cancer.[6][7]
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Preceded by | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan 2005–2006 |
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