Kozo Yamamoto
Kozo Yamamoto (山本 幸三, Yamamoto Kōzō, born August 8, 1948) is a former Ministry of Finance official, Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He served as State Minister in charge of: Regional Revitalization; Regulatory Reform; Administrative Reform; City, People, Job-Creation; and Civil Service Reform from 2016 to 2017. Previous posts include Vice Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (in the 2006 cabinet of Shinzo Abe), Chairman of the Judicial Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Chairman of the Special Commission on Consumer Issues, and Chairman of the Special Commission on Regional Revitalization.
Kozo Yamamoto | |
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山本 幸三 | |
| Minister of State for Regional Revitalization | |
| In office 3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Shigeru Ishiba |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Kajiyama |
| Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform | |
| In office 3 August 2016 – 3 August 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Tarō Kōno |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Kajiyama |
| Vice Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry | |
| In office September 27, 2006 – August 27, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Akira Matsu Akira Nishino |
| Succeeded by | Yoshitaka Shindō Masashi Nakano |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 18 July 1993 - 10 October 2003 11 September 2005 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Fukuoka 4th district (1993-1996) Fukuoka 11th district (1996-2003) Kyushu PR block (2005-2012) Fukuoka 10th district (2012-2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1948 Yukuhashi, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Political party | LDP(1990-1993, 1997-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Shinseito(1993-1994) NFP(1994-1997) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Cornell University |
He is known to be one of the main fathers of Abenomics. A native of Yukuhashi, Fukuoka, Yamamoto attended the University of Tokyo and received his MBA from Cornell University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run in 1990.
Tatsuo Murayama, Yamamoto's father in law, was an LDP member of the House of Representatives who served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Health and Welfare. His uncle, Momotaro Yanagida, was mayor of the City of Moji (Fukuoka Prefecture) and a member of the House of Representatives.