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Here’s what life looks like Junichiro Koizumiformer Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
birthday: January 8, 1942
Birthplace: Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Birth name: Junichiro Koizumi
father: Junya Samejima, Member of the House of Representatives and Director General of the Defense Agency. (He used the surname Koizumi when he got married.)
mother: Yoshi Koizumi
marriage: Kayoko Miyamoto (1978-1982, divorced)
Children: Sons: Kotaro Koizumi, Shinjiro Koizumi, Yoshinaga Miyamoto
education: Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Economics in 1967. He entered the London School of Economics.
Koizumi’s ex-wife, Kayoko Miyamoto, was six months pregnant with her youngest child, Yoshinaga, when the couple divorced.
Junichiro Koizumi, his grandfather Matajiro Koizumi, his father Junya Koizumi, and his son Shinjiro Koizumi served. Japan’s House of Representatives, or House of Representatives.
Elvis Presley fan, January 8th is Elvis’ birthday.
Released a charity CD containing 25 carefully selected Elvis songs. “Junichiro Koizumi Presents My Favorite Elvis Songs.”
1969- He ran unsuccessfully to fill the seat in the House of Representatives that had been vacated by his father’s death.
1970-1972- Secretary to Takeo Fukuda, a member of the House of Representatives at the time and later Prime Minister of Japan.
1972- Elected to the House of Representatives.
1980- Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Finance Committee.
1983- Liberal Democratic Party Deputy Secretary-General.
1987- Chief Vice-Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Diet Affairs Committee.
1988- Appointed Minister of Health and Welfare under Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita.
1989- Appointed Minister of Health and Welfare under Prime Minister Uno.
1991- Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party.
1992- Minister of Posts and Telecommunications under Prime Minister Miyazawa. He resigned when the new government took office.
1995- LDP presidential election lost.
1996 and 1997 – Appointed Minister of Health and Welfare in both Hashimoto Cabinets.
1998- LDP presidential election lost.
From April 24, 2001 He defeated incumbent Ryutaro Hashimoto and was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
From April 26, 2001 Appointed as the 86th Prime Minister.
From September 20, 2003 Liberal Democratic Party president re-elected.
From November 19, 2003 re-elected prime minister Japanese.
From September 21, 2005 Re-elected prime minister.
From June 30, 2006 During her visit to the United States, Koizumi took a private tour of Graceland with US President George W. Bush, Lisa Marie Presley, and Priscilla Presley.
From September 26, 2006 He resigned as Prime Minister and returned to the House of Representatives.
From September 25, 2008 Decided not to run for re-election in 2009 and announced his retirement from politics.
From August 2009 Shinjiro’s son won the seat of the House of Representatives that Koizumi had held.
From December 12, 2009 The movie “Large Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy Legend THE MOVIE” is released. Koizumi is the voice actor for Ultraman King.
November 2013 – I oppose Japan’s nuclear energy plans after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident and current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policy of restarting idle reactors.
January 2014 – He supported former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa in the Tokyo gubernatorial election.
May 7, 2014 – Together with former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, he established the “Nuclear Renewable Energy Japan Conference”, a council to phase out nuclear power.
September 11, 2019 – Abe’s son Shinjiro became environment minister in the Abe administration.
