Tatsuo Ozawa
小沢 辰男
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office
28 November 1977  7 December 1978
Prime MinisterTakeo Fukuda
Preceded byMichio Watanabe
Succeeded byRyutaro Hashimoto
Director of the Environmental Agency
In office
9 December 1974  15 September 1976
Prime MinisterTakeo Miki
Preceded byMatsuhei Mōri
Succeeded byShigesada Marumo
Minister of Construction
In office
11 November 1974  9 December 1974
Prime MinisterKakuei Tanaka
Preceded byTakao Kameoka
Succeeded byTadao Kariya
Personal details
Born(1916-12-07)December 7, 1916
Niigata, Niigata, Japan
DiedOctober 13, 2013(2013-10-13) (aged 96)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materTokyo Imperial University

Tatsuo Ozawa (小沢 辰男, Ozawa Tatsuo, 7 December 1916 – 13 October 2013) was a Japanese politician who served as minister of health and welfare, construction minister, and head of the Environment Agency.[1][2]

Born in Niigata City as the son of House of Representatives member Kuniji Ozawa, and a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University's Law Department (School of Political Science), Ozawa joined the Home Ministry upon graduation. When that ministry was abolished in 1947, he was transferred to the Welfare Ministry.

He first won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1960 (on an LDP ticket) and served 13 consecutive terms.[1][2]

In 1994, he founded the Niigata University of International and Information Studies.[2]

Ozawa founded the Reform Club (Japanese: 改革クラブ) political party in 1998, and served as its leader until his retirement from politics in 2000.[1][2]

Awards

  • Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun, First Class (2000)[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "訃報:小沢辰男さん 96歳=元厚相" (in Japanese). mainichi.jp. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ex-health minister Ozawa dies at 96". Kyodo News International. October 17, 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
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