is a Japanese
politician
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who served as the
Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare
The is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. The minister is nominated by the Prime Minister of Japan and is appointed by the Emperor of Japan.
Minister Katsunobu Ka ...
from September 2020 to October 2021. He is also a member of the
House of Representatives
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representing Mie's 4th district since 1996.
Early life and education
A native of
Matsusaka, Mie
is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 157,235 in 66,018 households and a population density of 250 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The city is famous for Matsusaka beef.
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, Tamura was born on 15 December 1964.
He is a graduate of
Chiba University
is a national university in the city of Chiba, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Yokohama National University. The university was formed in 1949 from e ...
's faculty of economics and law.
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Career
Tamura started his career at the family-run construction company Nippon Doken Co. in Tsu, Mie
is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 274,879 in 127,273 households and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Although the second largest city in the p ...
, in 1987. Next, he began to work as a secretary of his uncle, Hajime Tamura, who served as a member of the House of Representatives and as Speaker.[
Tamura was elected to the lower house for the first time in 1996, taking his uncle's seat.][ He has then served six consecutive terms as a representative.][ He became parliamentary secretary for health, labour and welfare in the Mori cabinet and then for education, culture, sports, science and technology in the cabinet of ]Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi (; , ''Koizumi Jun'ichirō'' ; born 8 January 1942) is a former Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2009. He is ...
.[ He headed the committee of health, labor and welfare in the lower house during the prime ministry of ]Taro Aso
Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in Afric ...
.[
He served as Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare under Prime Minister ]Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe ( ; ja, 安倍 晋三, Hepburn: , ; 21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 20 ...
from 2012 to 2014, and was again appointed for the role by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2020 to 2021. He had served as Chief Cabinet Secretary during the second administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fro ...
from September 2020 to October 2021.
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1964 births
Living people
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Politicians from Mie Prefecture
Government ministers of Japan
Ministers of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
Chiba University alumni
People from Matsusaka, Mie
21st-century Japanese politicians
Members of Nippon Kaigi
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