Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

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Hakuo YANAGISAWA


Date of birth: August 18, 1935
Liberal Democratic Party
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Shizuoka Prefecture 3rd district (Elected 8 times)

Education
1961Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo

Career
September 2006Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
November 2005Chairman, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP (until September 2006)
January 2001Minister of State for Financial Services (until September 2002)
December 2000Minister of State and Chairman, Financial Reconstruction Commission (until January 2001)
December 1998Minister of State and Chairman, Financial Reconstruction Commission (until October 1999)
October 1998Minister of State for Financial Reconstruction (until December 1998)
July 1998Minister of State for National Land Agency (until October 1998)
March 1998Chairman, Committee on Health and Welfare, House of Representatives (until July 1998)
July 1994Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs (until August 1995)
June 1980Member of the House of Representatives