Shozaburo Jimi

Shōzaburō Jimi
自見 庄三郎
Official portrait, 1997
Minister of State for Financial Services
In office 8 June 2010 – 4 June 2012
Prime Minister	Naoto Kan Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Shizuka Kamei
Succeeded by	Tadahiro Matsushita
Minister of State for Postal Reform
In office 8 June 2010 – 4 June 2012
Prime Minister	Naoto Kan Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Shizuka Kamei
Succeeded by	Tadahiro Matsushita
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office 11 September 1997 – 30 July 1998
Prime Minister	Ryūtarō Hashimoto
Preceded by	Hisao Horinouchi
Succeeded by	Seiko Noda
Member of the House of Councillors
In office 29 July 2007 – 28 July 2013
Constituency	National PR
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 December 1983 – 8 August 2005
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Kyoko Nishikawa
Constituency	Fukuoka 4th (1983–1996) Fukuoka 10th (1996–2005)
Personal details
Born	(1945-11-05) 5 November 1945 Kokura, Fukuoka, Japan
Political party	Independent (2005–2006, 2013–present)
Other political affiliations	LDP (1983–2005) PNP (2006–2013)
Children	Hanako Jimi
Alma mater	Kyushu University

Shozaburo Jimi (自見 庄三郎, Jimi Shōzaburō; born 5 November 1945) is a former Japanese politician of the now defunct People's New Party, and was a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). Jimi is a registered medical practitioner, and was a graduate of the department of medicine at Kyushu University in 1977. He was elected to the House of Councillors 2007, after serving more than 20 years in the House of Representatives of Japan for the 4th and 10th Fukuoka districts respectively. He served as the Minister of State for Financial Services and Postal Reform from 2010 to 2012.

Honours

• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2016)

References

• 政治家情報 〜自見 庄三郎〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-11-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)