Toshio Kimura
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toshio Kimura | |
|---|---|
木村 俊夫 | |
 Kimura in 1971 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 16 July 1974 – 9 December 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Preceded by | Masayoshi Ōhira |
| Succeeded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 5 July 1971 – 7 July 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Ichiro Sato |
| Succeeded by | Kakuei Tanaka (acting) Kiichi Arita |
| Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Political affairs) | |
| In office 30 November 1968 – 5 July 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Takao Kameoka |
| Succeeded by | Asao Mihara |
| In office 1 August 1966 – 22 June 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Noboru Takeshita |
| Succeeded by | Takao Kameoka |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 22 June 1967 – 30 November 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Kenji Fukunaga |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Hori |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 19 April 1953 – 28 November 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Ichirō Matsumoto |
| Succeeded by | Masayasu Kitagawa |
| Constituency | Mie 1st |
| In office 23 January 1949 – 28 August 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Matsuda Masakazu |
| Succeeded by | Hisao Tanaka |
| Constituency | Mie 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1909 |
| Died | 1 December 1983 (aged 74) Tokyo, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1949–1950) Liberal (1950–1955) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Toshio Kimura (木村 俊夫, Kimura Toshio; 15 January 1909 – 1 December 1983) was a Japanese politician who served as foreign minister for six months in 1974.
Career
Kimura was elected to the House of Representatives for 12 times as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).[2] In addition, he served as chief cabinet secretary in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Eisaku Satō.[2] He was also chairman of the Parliamentarians' League for Japan-Palestine Friendship.[2] He organized Yasser Arafat's visit to Japan in 1981.[3]
His other posts include director-general of the economic planning agency and deputy chief cabinet secretary. In 1971, Kimura served as acting foreign minister.[4] He was appointed foreign minister by Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in mid-July 1974, replacing Masayoshi Ohira in the post.[5] Kimura was in office for six months in 1974.[2] Kimura visited Africa in late October and early November 1974 which initiated a cooperation between African countries and Japan.[6][7] He was the first senior Japanese government official to visit African countries.[8] His Africa visit included Ghana, Nigeria, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Tanzania, and Egypt.[7][9] Then Kimura became head of the LDP's Asian-African Studies Group in 1977.[10]
