Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi (born 8 January 1942) is the former Prime Minister of Japan. He stepped down in 2006.
Junichirō Koizumi | |
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小泉 純一郎 | |
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| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 26 April 2001 – 26 September 2006 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Yoshirō Mori |
| Succeeded by | Shinzo Abe |
| President of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 20 April 2001 – 26 September 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Yoshirō Mori |
| Succeeded by | Shinzo Abe |
| Minister of Health and Welfare | |
| In office 7 November 1996 – 29 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Sohei Miyashita |
| In office 27 December 1988 – 10 August 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Takao Fujimoto |
| Succeeded by | Saburo Toida |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunications | |
| In office 12 December 1992 – 20 July 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Preceded by | Hideo Watanabe |
| Succeeded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 11th district | |
| In office 20 October 1996 – 30 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Shinjirō Koizumi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1942 Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kayoko Miyamoto (m. 1978; div. 1982) |
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Early life
Born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa on 8 January, 1942, Koizumi was taught at Yokosuka High School and Keio University, where he studied economics. He went to University College London before returning to Japan in August 1969 when his father died.
Yasukuni Shrine and Junichiro
While he was prime minister of Japan, he made China and South Korea very angry by continuing to visit the Yasukuni Shrine. He was succeeded by Shinzo Abe.