Takeo Kawamura (politician)

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Takeo Kawamura (河村 建夫, Kawamura Takeo; born November 10, 1942) is a former Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2008 to 2009, and a member of the House of Representatives from 1990 to 2021, representing the Yamaguchi 3rd district.

Takeo Kawamura
河村 建夫
Official portrait, 2012
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009
Prime Minister	Tarō Asō
Preceded by	Nobutaka Machimura
Succeeded by	Hirofumi Hirano
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
In office 22 September 2003 – 27 September 2004
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Atsuko Tōyama
Succeeded by	Nariaki Nakayama
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 February 1990 – 14 October 2021
Preceded by	Tanaka Tatsuo
Succeeded by	Yoshimasa Hayashi
Constituency	Yamaguchi 1st (1990–1996) Yamaguchi 3rd (1996–2021)
Personal details
Born	(1942-11-10) 10 November 1942 (age 82) Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Children	4
Alma mater	Keio University

Political career

A native of Hagi, Yamaguchi and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Seibu Oil from 1967 to 1976. Kawamura then entered politics and served four terms in the Yamaguchi Prefecture assembly from 1976, followed by his election to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.

Kawamura served for a time as Minister of Education, Science and Technology under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, Kawamura was appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary on September 24, 2008.^[1] He also served as Minister of State for Abduction issues in the Aso Cabinet, and as Chairman of the LDP's Election Strategy Committee.^[2]