Koji Kakizawa

Kōji Kakizawa
柿澤 弘治
Official portrait, 1994
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
28 April 1994 – 30 June 1994
Prime MinisterTsutomu Hata
Preceded byTsutomu Hata
Succeeded byYōhei Kōno
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
26 June 2000 – 10 October 2003
Preceded byBen Kimura
Succeeded byBen Kimura
ConstituencyTokyo 15th
In office
23 June 1980 – 25 March 1999
Preceded byShizue Yamaguchi
Succeeded byBen Kimura
ConstituencyTokyo 6th (1980–1996)
Tokyo 15th (1996–1999)
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
11 July 1977 – 9 June 1980
Preceded bySanzō Nosaka
Succeeded byIsao Naitō
ConstituencyTokyo at-large
Personal details
Born(1933-11-26)26 November 1933
Tokyo, Japan
Died27 January 2009(2009-01-27) (aged 75)
Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations
NLC (1977–1983)
Liberal League (1994–1995)
Spouse(s)Eiko Kakizawa
ChildrenMito Kakizawa
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Koji Kakizawa (柿澤 弘治, Kakizawa Kōji; November 26, 1933 – January 27, 2009) was a Japanese politician. He was the Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1994.[1]

Kakizawa unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Tokyo in the 1999 election.

Kakizawa died of esophageal cancer on January 27, 2009, at the age of 75 at a hospital in Tokyo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kakizawa, ex-foreign minister, dies". Kyodo News. Japan Times. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2022-12-24.