Kaoru Yosano

Kaoru Yosano (与謝野馨, Yosano Kaoru^?, born August 22, 1938) is a Japanese politician who has been the Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from August 2007 to September 2007. He is a member of Liberal Democratic Party and member of the House of Representatives.

Born the grandson of poets Yosano Akiko and Yosano Tekkan, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1963. In 1972 he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in House of Representatives. He ran again in 1976 and was elected for the first time. On August 27, 2007, he was appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, replacing Yasuhisa Shiozaki. He was replaced by Nobutaka Machimura on September 27 when Yasuo Fukuda succeeded Shinzo Abe.

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House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by N/A	Representative for Tokyo 1st District 1976 - present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Yasuhisa Shiozaki	Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan August 2007 - September 2007	Succeeded by Nobutaka Machimura
Preceded by Heizo Takenaka	Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy of Japan 2005 - 2006	Succeeded by Hiroko Ōta
Preceded by Mitsuo Horiuchi	Minister for International Trade and Industry of Japan 1998 - 1999	Succeeded by Takashi Fukaya
Preceded by Ryoko Akamatsu	Minister of Education of Japan 1994 - 1995	Succeeded by Yoshinobu Shimamura