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Third Realigned Koizumi Cabinet
(2005-10-31)
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;

Jirō Kawasaki
Jirō Kawasaki
川崎二郎
Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare
	In office; 31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Hidehisa Otsuji
Succeeded by	Hakuo Yanagisawa
Director General of the Okinawa Development Agency
	In office; 14 January 1999 – 5 October 1999
Prime Minister	Keizō Obuchi
Preceded by	Kichio Inoue
Succeeded by	Toshihiro Nikai
Minister of Transport
	In office; 30 July 1998 – 5 October 1999
Prime Minister	Keizō Obuchi
Preceded by	Takao Fujii
Succeeded by	Toshihiro Nikai
Personal details
Born	November 15, 1947 (age 76); Iga, Mie, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	Keio University

Jirō Kawasaki (川崎二郎, Kawasaki Jirō, born November 15, 1947) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi.

Kawasaki was born in Iga, Mie. His father and grandfather were both politicians.

He attended Keio University and graduated with a degree in Commerce. After several years working at Matsushita, Kawasaki won a seat in the House of Representatives, representing Mie Prefecture in 1980.

Kawasaki is a long-time rival of Hiroshi Nakai of the Democratic Party of Japan, and the two have repeatedly challenged each other for seats representing Mie in the Diet.

He served as Minister of Transportation under Keizō Obuchi, and later as Director of the Hokkaido Development Agency. On October 31, 2005, Junichirō Koizumi chose Kawasaki to head the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Quotes

"We must regret having given him ( Horie) too much credit." Asahi Shimbun January 25, 2006

“I do not think that Japan should ever become a multi-ethnic society.” The New York Times, April 22, 2009.^[1]

References

^ Tabuchi, Hiroko (22 April 2009). "Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home". The New York Times.

Political offices
Preceded by Hidehisa Otsuji	Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan 2005–2006	Succeeded by Hakuo Yanagisawa
Preceded by Kichio Inoue	Director General of the Hokkaido Development Agency 1999	Succeeded by Toshihiro Nikai
Preceded by Takao Fujii	Minister of Transport 1998–1999	Succeeded by Toshihiro Nikai

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[1] Tabuchi, Hiroko (22 April 2009). "Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home". The New York Times.

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Academics	CiNii

Jirō Kawasaki
川崎二郎


Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare
In office 31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Hidehisa Otsuji
Succeeded by	Hakuo Yanagisawa
Director General of the Okinawa Development Agency
In office 14 January 1999 – 5 October 1999
Prime Minister	Keizō Obuchi
Preceded by	Kichio Inoue
Succeeded by	Toshihiro Nikai
Minister of Transport
In office 30 July 1998 – 5 October 1999
Prime Minister	Keizō Obuchi
Preceded by	Takao Fujii
Succeeded by	Toshihiro Nikai

Personal details
Born	(1947-11-15) November 15, 1947 (age 76) Iga, Mie, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	Keio University