Tatsuo Kawabata

Tatsuo Kawabata 川端 達夫
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 September 2011
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Yoshihiro Katayama
Personal details
Born	24 January 1945 (1945-01-24) Ōmihachiman, Japan
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Kyoto University

Tatsuo Kawabata (川端 達夫, Kawabata Tatsuo, born January 24, 1945) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ōmihachiman, Shiga, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it. He was elected for the first time in 1986. His elder brother is former mayor of Omihachiman Gohei Kawabata. In September 2011 he was appointed as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.

Notes and references

• "政治家情報 〜川端 達夫〜" (in Japanese). ザ･選挙. JANJAN. http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/diet/profile/0008/00008405.html. Retrieved 2007-10-20. 

External links

• Official website in Japanese.

House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by Sōsuke Uno Ganri Yamashita Kōichi Noguchi Hiroyoshi Sezaki Hachirō Nishida	Member of the House of Representatives for Shiga's At-large district 1986–1996 Served alongside: Masayoshi Takemura, Ganri Yamashita, Sōsuke Uno, Tsutomu Yamamoto	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of the House of Representatives for Shiga's 1st district 1996–2005	Succeeded by Kenichiro Ueno
Preceded by Kenichiro Ueno	Member of the House of Representatives for Shiga's 1st district 2009–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Ryū Shionoya	Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2009–2010	Succeeded by Yoshiaki Takaki
Preceded by Naoto Kan	Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy 2010	Succeeded by Banri Kaieda
Preceded by Yoshihiro Katayama	Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications 2011–present	Incumbent