Junichiro Koizumi 49544 225352454 2008-07-13T06:32:09Z Ranma9617 83343 /* External links */ recat {{Infobox Prime Minister |name = Junichiro Koizumi |image = Junichiro Koizumi 8p062906pm-0202-398h cropped.jpg |imagesize = 200px |birth_date ={{birth date and age|1942|01|08}} |birth_place = [[Yokosuka]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]], [[Japan]] |office = [[Prime Minister of Japan]] |term_start = [[26 April]] [[2001]] |term_end = [[26 September]] [[2006]] |monarch = [[Akihito]] |predecessor = [[Yoshiro Mori]] |successor = [[Shinzo Abe]] |office2 = [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] |term_start2 = [[26 January]] [[2002]] |term_end2 = [[16 February]] [[2002]] |predecessor2 = [[Makiko Tanaka]] |successor2 = [[Yoriko Kawaguchi]] |office3 = [[Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)|Minister of Health and Welfare]] |term_start3 = [[7 November]] [[1996]] |term_end3 = [[29 July]] [[1998]] |primeminister3 = [[Ryutaro Hashimoto]] |predecessor3 = [[Naoto Kan]] |successor3 = [[Sohei Miyashita]] |term_start4 = [[27 December]] [[1988]] |term_end4 = [[10 August]] [[1989]] |primeminister4 = [[Noboru Takeshita]], [[Sosuke Uno]] |predecessor4 = [[Takao Fujimoto]] |successor4 = [[Saburo Toida]] |office5 = [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications|Minister of Post and Telecommunications]] |term_start5 = [[12 December]] [[1992]] |term_end5 = [[20 July]] [[1993]] |primeminister5 = [[Kiichi Miyazawa]] |predecessor5 = [[Hideo Watanabe]] |successor5 = [[Kiichi Miyazawa]] |constituency_MP6 = Member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]]<Br><Small>for [[Kanagawa's 11th district]]</Small> |term_start6 = 1996 |term_end6 = present |predecessor6 = ''New constituency'' |successor6 = Incumbent |majority6 = 197,037 (73.16%) |spouse = Kayoko Miyamoto (divorced) |party = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] }} {{nihongo|'''Junichiro Koizumi'''|小泉 純一郎|Koizumi Jun'ichirō|extra=born [[January 8]], [[1942]]}} is a [[Japan]]ese politician who served as [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] of [[Japan]] from 2001 to 2006. Widely seen as a [[maverick]] leader of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)]], he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the privatization of its [[Japan Post|postal service]]. In 2005, Koizumi led the LDP to win one of the largest parliamentary majorities in modern [[Japanese history]]. Koizumi also attracted international attention through his deployment of the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] to [[Iraq]], the first foreign deployment of the Japanese military since World War II, and his visits to [[Yasukuni Shrine]] which led to diplomatic tensions with [[People's Republic of China|China]] and [[South Korea]]. ==Early life== Koizumi is a third-generation politician. His father, Junya Koizumi, was director general of the Japan Defense Agency and a member of the [[Diet of Japan|Diet]]. His grandfather, Matajiro Koizumi, was Minister of Posts and Telecommunications under Prime Ministers Hamaguchi and Wakatsuki and an early advocate of postal privatization. See [[Koizumi family]]. Born in [[Yokosuka]], [[Kanagawa prefecture]] on [[January 8]], [[1942]], Koizumi was educated at Yokosuka High School and [[Keio University]], where he studied economics. He attended [[University College London]] before returning to Japan in August 1969 upon the death of his father. He stood for election to the lower house in December; however, he did not earn enough votes to win election as a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) representative. In 1970, he was hired as a secretary to [[Takeo Fukuda]], who was Minister of Finance at the time and would go on to become Prime Minister in 1976. In the general elections of December 1972, Koizumi was elected as a member of the Lower House for the 11th District of Kanagawa Prefecture. He joined Fukuda's faction within the LDP. Since then, he has been re-elected ten times. ==Member of House of Representatives== Koizumi gained his first senior post in 1979 as Parliamentary Vice Minister of Finance, and his first ministerial post in 1988 as Minister of Health and Welfare under Prime Minister [[Noboru Takeshita]]. He held cabinet posts again in 1992 (Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in the [[Kiichi Miyazawa|Miyazawa]] cabinet) and 1996–1998 (Minister of Health and Welfare in the [[Sosuke Uno|Uno]] and [[Ryutaro Hashimoto|Hashimoto]] cabinets). In 1994, with the LDP in opposition, Koizumi became part of a new LDP faction, [[Shinseiki]], made up of younger and more motivated parliamentarians led by [[Taku Yamasaki]], [[Koichi Kato (LDP)|Koichi Kato]] and Koizumi, a group popularly dubbed "YKK." He competed for the presidency of the LDP in September 1995 and July 1998, but he gained little support losing decisively to [[Ryutaro Hashimoto]] and then [[Keizo Obuchi]], both of whom had broader bases of support within the party. However, after Yamasaki and Kato were humiliated in a disastrous attempt to force a [[Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] against Prime Minister [[Yoshiro Mori]] in 2000, Koizumi became the last remaining credible member of the YKK trio, which gave him leverage over the reform-minded wing of the party. On [[April 24]], [[2001]], Koizumi was elected president of the LDP. He was initially considered an outside candidate against Hashimoto, who was running for his second term as Prime Minister. However, in the first poll of prefectural party organizations, Koizumi won 87 to 11 percent; in the second vote of Diet members, Koizumi won 51 to 40 percent. He defeated Hashimoto by a final tally of 298 to 155 votes.<ref name="anderson">Anderson, Gregory E., "[http://www.asianperspective.org/articles/v28n1-g.pdf Lionheart or Paper Tiger? A First-term Koizumi Retrospective]," ''Asian Perspective'' 28:149–182, March 2004.</ref> He was made Prime Minister of Japan on [[April 26]], and his coalition secured 78 of 121 seats in the Upper House elections in July. ==Prime Minister== ===Domestic policy=== Within Japan, Koizumi pushed for new ways to revitalise the moribund economy, aiming to act against bad debts with commercial banks, privatize the postal savings system, and reorganise the factional structure of the LDP. He spoke of the need for a period of painful restructuring in order to improve the future. In the fall of 2002, Koizumi appointed Keio University economist and frequent television commentator [[Heizo Takenaka]] as Minister of State for Financial Services and head of the [[Financial Services Agency|Financial Services Agency (FSA)]] to fix the country's banking crisis. Bad debts of banks were dramatically cut with the NPL ratio of major banks approaching half the level of 2001. The Japanese economy has been through a slow but steady recovery, and the stock market has dramatically rebounded. The [[gross domestic product|GDP]] growth for 2004 was one of the highest among [[G7]] nations, according to the [[IMF]] and [[OECD]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} Takenaka was appointed as a Postal Reform Minister in 2004 for the privatization of [[Japan Post]], operator of the country's Postal Savings system. Koizumi moved the LDP away from its traditional rural agrarian base toward a more urban, [[neoliberal]] core, as Japan's population grew in major cities and declined in less populated areas, although under current purely geographical districting, rural votes in Japan are still many times more powerful than urban ones. In addition to the privatization of Japan Post (which many rural residents fear will reduce their access to basic services such as banking), Koizumi also slowed down the LDP's heavy subsidies for infrastructure and industrial development in rural areas. These tensions made Koizumi a controversial but popular figure within his own party and among the Japanese electorate. ===Foreign policy=== [[Image:koizumi with bush.jpg|thumb|Koizumi and [[U.S.]] President [[George W. Bush]] meet at the White House on [[September 25]], [[2001]]]] Although Koizumi's foreign policy was focused on closer relations with the United States and UN-centered diplomacy, which were adopted by all of his predecessors, he went further to pursue supporting the US policies in the [[War on Terrorism]]. He decided to deploy the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] to [[Iraq]], which was the first military mission in active foreign war zones since the end of the [[World War II]]. Many Japanese commentators indicated that the favorable US-Japan relation was based on the Koizumi's personal friendship with the US President [[George W. Bush]]. In the [[North Korea]]n [[North Korean abductions of Japanese|abductions]] and nuclear development issues, he took more assertive attitudes than his predecessors <ref>"[http://www8.cao.go.jp/survey/tokubetu/h18/h18-jieitai.pdf]"'「自衛隊のイラク人道復興支援活動に関する特別世論調査」の概要', Cabinet Office of Japan</ref>. ====Self-Defense Forces policy==== Although Koizumi did not initially campaign on the issue of defense reform<ref name="anderson" />, he approved the expansion of the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] (JSDF) and in October 2001 they were given greater scope to operate outside of the country. Some of these troops were [[Deployment of Japanese troops to Iraq|dispatched to Iraq]]. Koizumi's government also introduced a bill to upgrade the [[Japan Defense Agency]] to ministry status; finally, the Defense Agency became the Japanese [[Ministry of Defense (Japan)|Ministry of Defense]] in [[January 9]], [[2007]].<ref name="june06">"[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060617a7.html Diet closes for summer, puts lid on Koizumi legacy]," ''Japan Times'' (registration required), [[June 17]], [[2006]].</ref> <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:21apec5.jpg|thumbnail|right| Koizumi meeting with Chinese President [[Hu Jintao]] in 2004]] --> ====Visits to Yasukuni Shrine==== Koizumi has often been noted for his controversial visits to the [[Yasukuni Shrine]], starting on [[August 13]], [[2001]]. He visited the shrine six times as prime minister. Because the shrine honors many convicted [[Japanese war criminals]], including 14 executed Class A [[war criminals]], these visits drew strong condemnation and protests from both Japan's neighbours, mainly [[People's Republic of China|China]] and [[South Korea]], and, indeed, many from within Japan itself. These countries still hold bitter memories of Japanese invasion and occupation during the first half of the 20th century. As a result, China and South Korea refused to meet Koizumi in Japan and their countries, and there were no mutual visits between Chinese and Japanese leaders from October 2001, and between South Korean and Japanese leaders from June 2005. The standstill ended when the next prime minister Abe visited China and South Korea in October 2006. In China, the visits led to massive anti-Japanese riots. The president, ruling and opposition parties, and much of the media of South Korea openly condemned the visits regardless of their political positions. <ref> "[http://news.naver.com/news/read.php?mode=LSD&office_id=044&article_id=0000023828&section_id=108&menu_id=108 Lawmakers visit Japanese Embassy to protest Koizumi's planned Seoul trip]," ''The Korea Herald'', [[October 12]], [[2001]].</ref> Speeches that criticized Japan were applauded by many Koreans despite the [[Roh Moo-hyun|South Korean President's]] low popularity. When Koizumi was asked about such speeches, Koizumi stated these are "for the domestic (audience)". Although Koizumi signed the shrine's visitor book as "Junichiro Koizumi, the Prime Minister of Japan", he claimed that his visits to the shrine were as a private citizen and not an endorsement of any political stance.<ref>"[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20060126a1.htm Koizumi not backing down on Yasukuni]," ''The Japan Times'' (registration required), [[January 26]], [[2006]].</ref> These claims were scoffed as ineffective excuses in China and Korea. Several journals and news reports in Japan, such as one published by Kyodo News Agency on [[August 15]], [[2006]], questioned the validity of the claim that Koizumi was visiting as a private citizen, as he recorded his name on the shrine's guestbook as prime minister, and visited the shrine yearly as part of his campaign pledge, which was political in nature. Koizumi revisited the shrine again in August 15, 2007, after having resigned as prime minister, to mark the 62nd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two. However, his 2007 visit was met with less attention from the media than on prior occasions.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070815/ids_photos_wl/r1219897673.jpg Yahoo news]</ref><ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aobKKW2KinWU Former Japanese PM Koizumi Visits War Shrine in Tokyo (Update4)]</ref> ====Statements on World War II==== On [[August 15]], [[2005]], the sixtieth anniversary of the end of [[World War II]], Koizumi publicly stated that Japan was deeply saddened by the suffering it caused during World War II and vowed Japan would never again take "the path to war". [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/pacific.victoryday/] However, Koizumi was criticized for actions which allegedly ran contrary to this expression of remorse (e.g. the Yasukuni visits), which resulted in worsening relations with [[China]] and [[South Korea]]. ===Popularity=== [[Image:Junichiro Koizumi.jpg|thumb|Koizumi meets children in [[Sea Island, Georgia]], shortly before the 2004 [[G8]] summit.]] Initially Koizumi was at certain points in his tenure an extremely popular leader, with his outspoken nature and colourful past. His nicknames included "Lionheart", due to his hair style and fierce spirit, and "Maverick".<ref name="anderson" /> During his tenure in office, it was common for the Japanese public to refer to him as "Jun-chan". In June 2001, he enjoyed an approval rating of 85 percent, with only 7 percent disapproving.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/BUSINESS/asia/06/11/japan.popularity/index.html Koizumi's popularity hits fresh peak], CNN.com, [[June 12]] [[2001]].</ref> In January 2002, he sacked his popular but volatile Foreign Minister [[Makiko Tanaka]], replacing her with [[Yoriko Kawaguchi]]. By April, following an economic slump and a series of LDP scandals that claimed the career of YKK member [[Koichi Kato (LDP)|Koichi Kato]], Koizumi's popularity rating had fallen 40 percentage points since his nomination as prime minister.<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1916438.stm Koizumi ally quits politics over scandal]," BBC News, [[April 8]] [[2002]].</ref> Koizumi was re-elected in 2003 and his popularity surged as the economy recovered. His proposal to cut pension benefits as a move to fiscal reform, however, turned out to be highly unpopular. Also, his two visits to [[North Korea]] to solve the issue of abducted Japanese nationals only somewhat raised his popularity, as he could not secure the return of many abductees to Japan. This restricted his administration's approval rating in the [[Japan upper house election, 2004|House of Councilors elections in 2004]] to being only marginally better than the opposition [[Democratic Party of Japan]] (DPJ). In 2005, the House of Councilors rejected the contentious [[Japan Post|postal privatization bills]]. Koizumi previously made it clear that he would dissolve the lower house if the bill failed to pass. The Democratic Party, while expressing support for the privatization, made a tactical vote against the bill. Fifty-one LDP members also either voted against the bills or abstained. On [[August 8]], [[2005]], Koizumi, as promised, dissolved the House of Representatives and called for [[snap election]]s. He also expelled rebel LDP members for not supporting the bill. The LDP's chances for success were initially uncertain; the secretary general of [[New Komeito Party|New Komeito]] (a junior coalition partner with Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party) said that his party would entertain forming a coalition government with the Democratic Party of Japan if the DPJ took a majority in the House of Representatives.<ref>"[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050728a2.htm New Komeito exec signals willingness to jump LDP ship]," ''The Japan Times'' (registration required), [[July 28]], [[2005]].</ref> Koizumi's popularity rose almost twenty points after he dissolved the House and expelled rebel LDP members, with opinion polls placing the government's approval ratings between 51 and 59 percent. The electorate saw the election in terms of a vote for or against the reform (privatisation), which the Democratic Party and rebel LDP members were seen as being against. The [[Japan general election, 2005|September 2005 elections]] were the LDP's largest victory since [[1986]], giving the party a large majority in the House of Representatives and nullifying opposing voices in the House of Councilors. In the following Diet session, the last to be held under Koizumi's government, the LDP passed 82 of its 91 proposed bills, including postal privatization.<ref name="june06" /> ===Resignation=== Koizumi announced that he would step down from office in 2006, per LDP rules, and would not personally choose a successor as many LDP prime ministers have in the past. On [[September 20]], [[2006]], [[Shinzo Abe]] was elected to succeed Koizumi as president of the LDP. Abe succeeded Koizumi as prime minister on [[September 26]], [[2006]]. ==Personal life== Koizumi married 21-year-old university student Kayoko Miyamoto in 1978. The couple had been formally introduced to each other as potential spouses, a common practice known as [[omiai]]. The wedding ceremony at the Tokyo Prince Hotel was attended by about 2,500 people, including Fukuda (then Prime Minister), and featured a [[wedding cake]] shaped like the [[National Diet Building]].<ref name=time>"[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,174303-1,00.html Japan's Destroyer]," ''TIME'', [[10 September]] [[2001]].</ref> The marriage ended in [[divorce]] in 1982. Kayoko was unhappy with her lifestyle and Koizumi did not see Kayoko as a viable political wife.<ref name=time /> After this divorce, Koizumi never married again, saying that divorce consumed ten times more energy than marriage.<ref>"[Koizumi's ex-wife ready to lend a hand, has 'nothing to lose']," Kyodo News, [[May 9]] [[2001]].</ref> Two of his three sons ([[Kotaro Koizumi]] and Shinjiro Koizumi) were kept in Koizumi's custody and raised by one of Koizumi's sisters. Although Kayoko claims that she was to be allowed to see her two sons once they reach the age of 16,{{Fact|date=December 2007}} this did not happen{{Fact|date=December 2007}} and she has not been able to see them since the divorce.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} The youngest, Yoshinaga Miyamoto, a student at Keio University, was born following the divorce<ref name=washpost>"[For Japanese, a Typical Tale of Divorce]," ''Washington Post'', [[May 19]], [[2001]].</ref> and has never met Koizumi. This third son is known to have attended one of Koizumi's rallies, but was also turned away when trying to meet his father by attending his grandmother's funeral.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1763663,00.html Japanese PM keeps lost son at bay]," '"The Times'', [[September 4]], [[2005]].</ref> [[Image:Koizumi in Graceland 2006.jpg|thumb|Koizumi, hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush, at [[Graceland]] in 2006]] Koizumi is a fan of [[Richard Wagner]], [[X Japan]], and the Japanese pop band [[Morning Musume]], {{Fact|date=February 2007}} and has released a CD of his favorite pieces by contemporary Italian composer [[Ennio Morricone]].<ref>''Watashi no daisuki na morrikone myujikku'', ASIN B000ALJ04G. [http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000ALJ04G/ Amazon link]</ref>. Koizumi is also a noted fan of [[Elvis Presley]], with whom he shares a birthday ([[January 8]]). In 2001 he released a collection of his favorite Elvis songs on CD with his comments about each song. His brother is Senior Advisor of the Tokyo Elvis Fan Club. Koizumi and his brother helped finance a statue of Elvis in Tokyo's [[Harajuku]] district. On [[June 30]], [[2006]], he visited the rock legend's former estate, [[Graceland]], accompanied by U.S. President George W. Bush, and First Lady Laura Bush. After arriving in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] aboard [[Air Force One]], they headed to Graceland. While there, Koizumi briefly sang a few bars of his favourite Elvis tunes, whilst warmly impersonating Presley, mimicking his characteristic hand movements and leg shakes, and wearing Presley's trademark oversized golden sunglasses.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5132376.stm?ls Singing Japan PM tours Graceland], BBC News, [[June 30]], [[2006]].</ref> Koizumi also seems to be a fan of [[Finland|Finnish]] composer [[Jean Sibelius]]. He and Finnish Prime Minister [[Matti Vanhanen]] visited the [[Ainola|Sibelius' home]] on [[September 8]], [[2006]]. There Koizumi showed respect to the deceased composer with a moment of silence. He also owns reproductions of all seven symphonies by Sibelius. ==Koizumi cabinets== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! !! First<br />([[April 26]], [[2001]]) !! First, Realigned<br />([[September 30]], [[2002]]) !! Second<br />([[November 19]], [[2003]]) !! Second, Realigned<br />([[September 22]], [[2004]]) !! Third, Realigned<br />([[October 31]], [[2005]]) |- ! [[Chief Cabinet Secretary|Secretary]] | colspan="3" | [[Yasuo Fukuda]] <sup>4</sup> || [[Hiroyuki Hosoda]] || [[Shinzo Abe]] |- ! [[Minister of Public Management, Internal Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications|Internal Affairs]] | colspan="2" | [[Toranosuke Katayama]] | colspan="2" | [[Taro Aso]] || [[Heizo Takenaka]] <sup>3</sup> |- ! [[Minister of Justice|Justice]] | colspan="2" | [[Mayumi Moriyama]] || [[Daizo Nozawa]] || [[Chieko Nohno]] || [[Seiken Sugiura]] |- ! [[Minister of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]] | [[Makiko Tanaka]] <sup>1</sup> | colspan="2" | [[Yoriko Kawaguchi]] || [[Nobutaka Machimura]] || [[Taro Aso]] |- ! [[Minister of Finance|Finance]] | colspan="2" | [[Masajuro Shiokawa]] | colspan="3" | [[Sadakazu Tanigaki]] |- ! [[Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)|Education]] | colspan="2" | [[Atsuko Toyama]] || [[Takeo Kawamura (politician)|Takeo Kawamura]] || [[Nariaki Nakayama]] || [[Kenji Kosaka]] |- ! [[Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)|Health]] | colspan="3" | [[Chikara Sakaguchi]] || [[Hidehisa Otsuji]] || [[Jiro Kawasaki]] |- ! [[Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries|Agriculture]] | [[Tsutomu Takebe]] || [[Tadamori Oshima]] <sup>2</sup> || [[Yoshiyuki Kamei]] || [[Yoshinobu Shimamura]] || [[Shoichi Nakagawa]] |- ! [[Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)|Economy]] | colspan="2" | [[Takeo Hiranuma]] | colspan="2" | [[Shoichi Nakagawa]] || [[Toshihiro Nikai]] |- ! [[Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport|Land]] | colspan="2" | [[Chikage Oogi]] || [[Nobuteru Ishihara]] | colspan="2" | [[Kazuo Kitagawa]] |- ! [[Minister of the Environment|Environment]] | [[Hiroshi Oki]] <sup>1</sup> || [[Shunichi Suzuki]] | colspan="3" | [[Yuriko Koike]] |- ! [[National Public Safety Commission (Japan)|Public Safety]] | rowspan=2 | [[Jin Murai]] || [[Sadakazu Tanigaki]] || [[Kiyoko Ono]] || rowspan=2 | [[Yoshitaka Murata]] || rowspan=2 | [[Tetsuo Kutsukake]] |- ! Disaster Prevention | [[Yoshitada Konoike]] || [[Kiichi Inoue]] |- ! [[Japan Defense Agency|Defense]] | [[Gen Nakatani]] | colspan="2" | [[Shigeru Ishiba]] || [[Yoshinori Ohno]] || [[Fukushiro Nukaga]] |- ! Economic Policy | [[Heizo Takenaka]] <sup>3</sup> | colspan="2" rowspan="2" | [[Heizo Takenaka]] || [[Heizo Takenaka]] || rowspan=2 | [[Kaoru Yosano]] |- ! Financial Affairs | [[Hakuo Yanagisawa]] || [[Tatsuya Ito]] |- ! Admin. and Reg. Reform | colspan="2" | [[Nobuteru Ishihara]] || [[Kazuyoshi Kaneko]] || [[Seiichiro Murakami]] || [[Koki Chuma]] |- ! Technology | [[Koji Omi]] || [[Hiroyuki Hosoda]] || [[Toshimitsu Motegi]] || [[Yasufumi Tanahashi]] || [[Iwao Matsuda]] |- ! Youth and Gender | colspan=4 | || [[Kuniko Inoguchi]] |} Notes: #[[Makiko Tanaka]] was fired on [[January 29]], [[2002]]. Koizumi served as interim foreign minister until [[February 1]], when he appointed then-environment minister [[Yoriko Kawaguchi]] to the post. Koizumi appointed Hiroshi Oki to replace Kawaguchi. #Oshima resigned on [[March 31]], [[2003]] due to a farm-subsidy scandal. He was replaced by Kamei, who was kept in the next reshuffle. #Takenaka has also held the portfolio of Minister of State for Postal Privatization since the first Koizumi cabinet. He is the only person to serve on Koizumi's cabinet through all five reshuffles. #Fukuda resigned on [[May 7]], [[2004]] and was replaced by Hosoda. ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== *Richard Lloyd Parry, "Enigma behind Koizumi's winning smile", ''Times'' supplement to the Daily Yomiuri, Sunday, [[September 18]], [[2005]], p.15 == External links == {{Commons|小泉純一郎}} *[http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/pm/koizumi/ Speeches and Statements by Junichiro Koizumi] *[http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/koizumiprofile/index_e.html Profile of Prime Minister Koizumi] *[http://www.yasukuni.or.jp/english/ Yasukuni Shrine official website] {{start box}} {{succession box | before=[[Yoshiro Mori]] | title=[[Prime Minister]] of [[Japan]] | years=2001-2006 | after=[[Shinzo Abe]]}} {{succession box | before=[[Makiko Tanaka]] | title=[[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] of [[Japan]] | years=2002 | after=[[Yoriko Kawaguchi]]}} {{end box}} {{Prime Ministers of Japan}} {{Japanese foreign ministers}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME = Koizumi, Junichiro |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = 小泉 純一郎 (Japanese) |SHORT DESCRIPTION = Japanese Prime Minister |DATE OF BIRTH = [[January 8]] [[1942]] |PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Yokosuka]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]], [[Japan]] |DATE OF DEATH = |PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Koizumi, Junichiro}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:Alumni of University College London]] [[Category:Japanese Buddhists]] [[Category:Keio University alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Yokosuka]] [[Category:People involved with Shinto]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Japan]] [[ar:جونشيرو كيوزومي]] [[bn:জুনিচিরো কোইযুমি]] [[zh-min-nan:Koizumi Zyun'itirô]] [[br:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[ca:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[cs:Džuničiró Koizumi]] [[da:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[de:Jun’ichirō Koizumi]] [[et:Jun'ichirō Koizumi]] [[es:Jun'ichirō Koizumi]] [[eo:Koizumi Jun'ichiro]] [[fr:Jun'ichirō Koizumi]] [[ga:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[gl:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[zh-classical:小泉純一郎]] [[ko:고이즈미 준이치로]] [[hi:जूनीचीरो कोईजूमी]] [[hr:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[io:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[id:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[is:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[it:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[he:ג'וניצ'ירו קואיזומי]] [[ka:ძიუნიტირო კოიძუმი]] [[hu:Koidzumi Dzsunicsiró]] [[mk:Џуничироо Коизуми]] [[mi:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[mr:जुनिचिरो कोइझुमी]] [[ms:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[nl:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[ja:小泉純一郎]] [[no:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[nn:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[pl:Jun'ichirō Koizumi]] [[pt:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[ro:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[ru:Коидзуми, Дзюнъитиро]] [[simple:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[sr:Џуничиро Коизуми]] [[sh:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[su:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[fi:Jun'ichirō Koizumi]] [[sv:Junichiro Koizumi]] [[ta:ஜூனிசிரோ கொய்சுமி]] [[th:จุนอิชิโร โคะอิซุมิ]] [[vi:Koizumi Junichirō]] [[tr:Juniçiro Koizumi]] [[uk:Коїдзумі Дзюнітіро]] [[wuu:小泉纯一郎]] [[zh:小泉纯一郎]]