Taku Yamasaki
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Taku Yamasaki (山崎 拓, Yamasaki Taku, born December 11, 1936) is a Japanese politician[1] who served in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 2003 and from 2005 to 2009. He directed the Director General of the Japan Defense Agency for two months in 1989, and served as Minister of Construction from 1991 to 1992. He was a prominent faction leader in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and served as its Secretary-General and Vice President under Prime Minister Jun'ichirō Koizumi.
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Taku Yamasaki | |
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山﨑 拓 | |
Minister of Construction | |
In office 5 November 1991 – 12 December 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Kiichi Miyazawa |
Preceded by | Yūji Ōtsuka |
Succeeded by | Kishirō Nakamura |
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
In office 3 June 1989 – 10 August 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Sōsuke Uno |
Preceded by | Kichirō Tazawa |
Succeeded by | Jūrō Matsumoto |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
In office 1 November 1984 – 28 December 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Yasuhiro Nakasone |
Preceded by | Toyohiko Mizuhira |
Succeeded by | Shunjirō Karasawa |
Personal details | |
Born | (1936-12-11) December 11, 1936 (age 87) Dalian, Kwantung Leased Territory, China |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
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