Hakuo Yanagisawa
Hakuo Yanagisawa (Japanese: 柳沢 伯夫, Hepburn: Yanagisawa Hakuo, August 18, 1935 in Fukuroi, Shizuoka) was the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan (2006–2007). He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives. His constituency is Shizuoka Prefecture 3rd District.
Hakuo Yanagisawa | |
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柳澤 伯夫 | |
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | |
In office 26 September 2006 – 27 August 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Jirō Kawasaki |
Succeeded by | Yōichi Masuzoe |
Minister of State for Financial Services | |
In office 6 January 2001 – 30 September 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Heizō Takenaka |
Chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission | |
In office 5 December 2000 – 6 January 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori |
Preceded by | Hideyuki Aizawa |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
In office 15 December 1998 – 5 October 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Michio Ochi |
Minister of State (with responsibility for Financial Reconstruction) | |
In office 23 October 1998 – 15 December 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Head of the National Land Agency | |
In office 30 July 1998 – 23 October 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
Preceded by | Hisaoki Kamei |
Succeeded by | Kichio Inoue |
Personal details | |
Born | Fukuroi, Shizuoka | August 18, 1935
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Tokyo University |
In January 2007, he drew criticism for describing women as "birth-giving machines" and "baby making devices" in a speech on the falling birthrate of Japan.[1][2] He said later "it was extremely sound to have more than two children".[3]
Career
He is from the city of Fukuroi in Shizuoka Prefecture. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo in 1961. In 1980 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time, and has been elected eight times since. He was the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs from July 1994 until August 1995, and the Chairman of the Committee on Health and Welfare from March 1998 to July 1998.
In July 1998 he was appointed to be the Minister of State for the National Land Agency by Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi, and became the Minister of State for Financial Reconstruction in October of that year. He was the Minister of State and Chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission from December 1998 to October 1999. He then reprised that role from December 2000 to January 2001. He was the Minister of State for Financial Services from January 2001 to September 2002, when he stepped down due to a disagreement with the minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, Heizō Takenaka.[5] He was the Chairman of the Research Commission on the Tax System for the LDP from November 2005 to September 2006. He became the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in September 2006.[6] He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, belonging specifically to the Kōchikai (Koga faction).
References
- The Guardian: Japanese minister wants 'birth-giving machines', aka women, to have more babies (Justin McCurry in Tokyo dated January 29, 2007)
- BBC News: Japan women called child machines (27 January 2007, 22:48 GMT)
- Japan Times: Yanagisawa apologizes anew, adds gaffe(8 February 2007)
- http://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik07/2007-04-09/2007040914_01_0.html
- The Japan Times Online Cabinet Profiles - Hakuo Hanagisawa (27 January 2007, 22:48 GMT)
- Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (27 January 2007, 22:48 GMT)
House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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Preceded by Bunmei Ibuki |
Chair, Education Committee of House of Representatives of Japan 1995–1996 |
Succeeded by Koji Futada |
Preceded by Kazuyoshi Kaneko |
Chair, Health and Welfare Committee of House of Representatives of Japan 1998 |
Succeeded by Yoshio Kimura |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Hisaoki Kamei |
Head of the National Land Agency 1998 |
Succeeded by Kichio Inoue |
New office | Minister of State (with responsibility for Financial Reconstruction) 1998 |
Succeeded by Himself as Chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission |
Preceded by Himself as Minister of State (with responsibility for Financial Reconstruction) |
Chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by Michio Ochi |
Preceded by Hideyuki Aizawa |
Chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by Himself as Minister of State for Financial Services |
Preceded by Himself as Chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission |
Minister of State for Financial Services 2001–2002 |
Succeeded by Heizō Takenaka |
Preceded by Jirō Kawasaki |
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Yōichi Masuzoe |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Yūji Tsushima |
Chairman of the Tax Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Kaoru Yosano |