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Norihisa Tamura

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Norihisa Tamura
田村 憲久
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
In office
16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byKatsunobu Katō
Succeeded byShigeyuki Goto
In office
26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byWakio Mitsui
Succeeded byYasuhisa Shiozaki
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
20 October 1996
Preceded byHajime Tamura
ConstituencyTōkai PR block
(2009-2012)
Mie 4th
(1996-2009, 2012-2017)
Mie 1st
(2017-present)
Personal details
Born (1964-12-15) 15 December 1964 (age 59)
Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
RelationsHajime Tamura (uncle)
Alma materChiba University

Norihisa Tamura (田村 憲久, Tamura Norihisa, born 15 December 1964) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from September 2020 to October 2021. He is also a member of the House of Representatives representing Mie's 4th district since 1996.

Early life and education

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A native of Matsusaka, Mie, Tamura was born on 15 December 1964.[1] He is a graduate of Chiba University's faculty of economics and law.[1]

Career

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Tamura started his career at the family-run construction company Nippon Doken Co. in Tsu, Mie, in 1987. Next, he began to work as a secretary of his uncle, Hajime Tamura, who served as a member of the House of Representatives and as Speaker.[1]

Tamura was elected to the lower house for the first time in 1996, taking his uncle's seat.[1] He has then served six consecutive terms as a representative.[1][2] He became parliamentary secretary for health, labour and welfare in the Mori cabinet and then for education, culture, sports, science and technology in the cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi.[3] He was appointed vice internal affairs minister in the first cabinet of Shinzo Abe in 2006.[1] He headed the committee of health, labor and welfare in the lower house during the prime ministry of Taro Aso.[1]

He served as Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2012 to 2014, and was again appointed for the role by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga from September 2020 to October 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Cabinet Profile". The Japan Times. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Tamura, Norihisa". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Tamura Norihisa". Lib Dems. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Suga reshuffles LDP leadership; likely to retain key ministers, except Kono". Japan Today. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
2012–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
2020–2021
Succeeded by