Keizo Takemi (武見 敬三 Takemi Keizō , born 15 November 1951 in Tokyo) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and was a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
He used to be a professor of Tokai University whose main subject is international politics and was first elected to a member of the House of Councillors on 23 July 1995. He had been a member since then until July 2007 and Vice Minister of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of the Abe Cabinet since September 2006 until August 2007. He was a tutor of the School of Politics for Women (女性のための政治スクール ).
He narrowly lost the election in 2007.[1]
His father was Taro Takemi, powerful president of the Japan Medical Association.
Preceded by Masao Akamatsu Kiyoshi Nakano |
Vice Minister of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare September 2006 - August 2007 |
Succeeded by Koichi Kishi Kyoko Nishikawa |