Keizo Takemi

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]

Family

His father was Taro Takemi, powerful president of the Japan Medical Association.

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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