Kenzō Matsumura
Kenzō Matsumura (松村 謙三, Matsumura Kenzō, January 24, 1883 – August 21, 1971) was a Japanese politician in the prewar and postwar periods, serving stints in the cabinet as Minister of Health and Welfare, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and Minister of Education. Matsumura is remembered for his mastery of arcane details of Japanese agricultural policy, as well as for, in his later years, his tireless efforts to normalize Japanese diplomatic and trade relations with China, which he viewed as essential for Japan to chart a course on the international stage more independent from the United States.
Kenzō Matsumura | |
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松村 謙三 | |
Kenzō Matsumura in 1942 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 18 March 1955 – 21 November 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Ichirō Hatoyama |
| Preceded by | Masazumi Andō |
| Succeeded by | Ichirō Kiyose |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | |
| In office 9 October 1945 – 13 January 1946 | |
| Prime Minister | Kijūrō Shidehara |
| Preceded by | Kōtarō Sengoku |
| Succeeded by | Senpachi Soejima |
| Minister of Health and Welfare | |
| In office 17 August 1945 – 9 October 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Prince Higashikuni |
| Preceded by | Tadahiko Okada |
| Succeeded by | Hitoshi Ashida |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 24, 1883 Fukumitsu town, Toyama prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | August 21, 1971 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
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