Takeo Kawamura (politician)

A native of Hagi, Yamaguchi and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Seibu Oil from 1967 to 1976. Kawamura then entered politics and served four terms in the Yamaguchi Prefecture assembly from 1976, followed by his election to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.

Kawamura served for a time as Minister of Education, Science and Technology under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, Kawamura was appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary on 24 September 2008.^[1] He also served as Minister of State for Abduction issues in the Aso Cabinet, and as Chairman of the LDP's Election Strategy Committee.^[2]

• 政治家情報 〜河村 建夫〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2007.

• Official website Archived 2021-12-19 at the Wayback Machine in Japanese.

House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Multi-member constituency	Representative for Yamaguchi's 1st District (multi-member) 1990–1996	District eliminated
New creation	Representative for Yamaguchi's 3rd District 1996–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Nobutaka Machimura	Chief Cabinet Secretary 2008–2009	Succeeded by Hirofumi Hirano
Preceded by Atsuko Tōyama	Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2003–2004	Succeeded by Nariaki Nakayama