Tatsuo Ozawa

Tatsuo Ozawa
小沢 辰男
Minister of Health and Welfare
In office 28 November 1977 – 7 December 1978
Prime Minister	Takeo Fukuda
Preceded by	Michio Watanabe
Succeeded by	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Director of the Environmental Agency
In office 9 December 1974 – 15 September 1976
Prime Minister	Takeo Miki
Preceded by	Matsuhei Mōri
Succeeded by	Shigesada Marumo
Minister of Construction
In office 11 November 1974 – 9 December 1974
Prime Minister	Kakuei Tanaka
Preceded by	Takao Kameoka
Succeeded by	Tadao Kariya
Personal details
Born	(1916-12-07)December 7, 1916 Niigata, Niigata, Japan
Died	October 13, 2013(2013-10-13) (aged 96) Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Tokyo 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 [ja] (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. "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. "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.

House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Kinji Moriyama	Chair, Committee on Social and Labour Affairs of the House of Representatives 1972	Succeeded by Seiichi Tagawa
Preceded by Megumu Sato	Chair, Committee on Discipline of the House of Representatives 1997	Succeeded by Atsushi Kanda
Political offices
Preceded by Takao Kameoka	Minister of Construction 1974	Succeeded by Tadao Kariya
Preceded by Matsuhei Mōri	Director of the Environmental Agency 1974–1976	Succeeded by Shigesada Marumo
Preceded by Michio Watanabe	Ministry of Health and Welfare 1977–1978	Succeeded by Ryutaro Hashimoto
Party political offices
New title	President of the Reform Club [ja] 1998–2000	Party dissolved