Takenori Kanzaki
Takenori Kanzaki | |
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| President of the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |
| In office 9 August 1993 – 28 April 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Morihiro Hosokawa |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Katsuyuki Hikasa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1943 Tianjin, Reorganized National Government of China |
| Political party | Komeito |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Takenori Kanzaki (神崎 武法, Kanzaki Takenori, born July 15, 1943) is a Japanese
Kanzaki was the Komeito's leader when the party entered into the coalition in October 1999 with the Liberal Democratic Party which it still maintains to this day. Kanzaki was a noted critic of Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori.[1] Around the time some members of the LDP were voicing opposition to a local referendum which expressed opposition to a proposed dam project along the Yoshino River, Kanzaki insisted that the voters' decision should be respected fully.[2] In 2001, he stated his support for allowing married couples to retain separate surnames.[3]
He stepped down as party leader in 2006 and became an advisor instead. Although Komeito suffered a heavy blow in the 2009 general election along with its coalition partner, Kanzaki was able to secure a position in the Diet thanks to the Kyushu PR block results. He retired from the Diet in 2010 due to kidney failure, but remained a permanent advisor to his party.
References
- 政治家情報 〜神崎 武法〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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