Tatsuo Ozawa

Tatsuo Ozawa
Tatsuo Ozawa
	小沢辰男
Minister of Health and Welfare
	In office; 28 November 1977 – 7 December 1978
Prime Minister	Takeo Fukuda
Preceded by	Michio Watanabe
Succeeded by	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Director of the Environmental Agency
	In office; 9 December 1974 – 15 September 1976
Prime Minister	Takeo Miki
Preceded by	Matsuhei Mōri
Succeeded by	Shigesada Marumo
Minister of Construction
	In office; 11 November 1974 – 9 December 1974
Prime Minister	Kakuei Tanaka
Preceded by	Takao Kameoka
Succeeded by	Tadao Kariya
Personal details
Born	December 7, 1916; Niigata, Niigata, Japan
Died	October 13, 2013 (aged 96); Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Tokyo Imperial University

Tatsuo Ozawa (小沢辰男, Ozawa Tatsuo, 7 December 1916 – 13 October 2013) was a Japanese politician who served as minister of health and welfare, construction minister, head of the Environment Agency and head of the Japan Renaissance Party.

Born in Niigata City as the son of House of Representatives member Kuniji Ozawa, and a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University's Law Department (School of Political Science), Ozawa joined the Home Ministry upon graduation. When that ministry was abolished in 1947, he was transferred to the Welfare Ministry.

He first won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1960 (on an LDP ticket) and served 13 consecutive terms.

In 1994, he founded the Niigata University of International and Information Studies, whose head he was until his death.[1]

Between 1998 and 2000 he led the Kaikaku Club political party.[2]

Awards

Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun, First Class (2000)

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References

"Ex-health minister Ozawa dies at 96". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
"訃報:小沢辰男さん　９６歳＝元厚相" (in Japanese). mainichi.jp. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.

House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by Kinji Moriyama	Chair, Committee on Social and Labour Affairs of the House of Representatives 1972	Succeeded by Seiichi Tagawa
Preceded by Megumu Sato	Chair, Committee on Discipline of the House of Representatives 1997	Succeeded by Atsushi Kanda
Political offices
Preceded by Takao Kameoka	Minister of Construction 1974	Succeeded by Tadao Kariya
Preceded by Matsuhei Mōri	Director of the Environmental Agency 1974–1976	Succeeded by Shigesada Marumo
Preceded by Michio Watanabe	Ministry of Health and Welfare 1977–1978	Succeeded by Ryutaro Hashimoto
Party political offices
New title	President of the Reform Club (Kaikaku Club) 1998–2002	Party dissolved

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[1] "Ex-health minister Ozawa dies at 96". Retrieved October 18, 2013.

[2] "訃報:小沢辰男さん　９６歳＝元厚相" (in Japanese). mainichi.jp. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.