Kenji Kosaka
Kenji Kosaka (小坂 憲次, Kosaka Kenji, 12 March 1946 – 21 October 2016) was a Japanese politician.[1]
Kenji Kosaka | |
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小坂 憲次 | |
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan | |
In office 2005–2006 | |
Preceded by | Nariaki Nakayama |
Succeeded by | Bunmei Ibuki |
Secretary | Shinzō Abe |
Internal Affairs | Heizō Takenaka |
Justice | Seiken Sugiura |
Foreign Affairs | Taro Aso |
Finance | Sadakazu Tanigaki |
Education | Kenji Kosaka |
Health | Jirō Kawasaki |
Agriculture | Shoichi Nakagawa |
Economy | Toshihiro Nikai |
Land | Kazuo Kitagawa |
Environment | Yuriko Koike |
Defense | Fukushiro Nukaga |
Ministers of State | Tetsuo Kutsukake, Kaoru Yosano, Koki Chuma, Iwao Matsuda, Kuniko Inoguchi |
Biography
Kosaka was born in the city of Nagano in Nagano 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]
gollark: Because of exam regulations and whatnot, the existing companies probably have a bit of a monopoly (oligopoly?).
gollark: Probably counts for part of it, at least.
gollark: That's probably the excuse calculator manufacturers have for their higher-end stuff costing as much or more as an infinitely more capable RPi.
gollark: Given the current state of software security I want computers far from my brain.
gollark: I would hope so. Powering on a watch to check the time would be annoying.
References
- "Japan's PM Abe berated in appeal to quit". Forbes. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- "LDP Members". Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "Minister of Education". Kantei. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "Few surprises in new Cabinet, announced by Junichiro Koizumi". Pravda. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- "Major conservative nationalist organizations in Japan" (Asia Policy Point - 2007)
- http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2016102100411&g=pol%5B%5D
- Obituary / Kenji Kosaka / Former education minister
External links
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Nariaki Nakayama |
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Bunmei Ibuki |
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