Osamu Fujimura (藤村 修 Fujimura Osamu, born November 3, 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Hiroshima University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of the Japan New Party. He lost in 2005 election but was reelected in 2009. In September 2011 he was appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.[1]
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Naomi Tokashiki |
Representative for Ōsaka 7th district (single-member) 2009– |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by N/A |
Representative for the Kinki proportional representation block 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by N/A |
| New district | Representative for Ōsaka 7th district (single-member) 1996–2005 |
Succeeded by Naomi Tokashiki |
| Preceded by Issei Inoue Ken Harada Mikio Ōmi Etsuko Sugano Kansei Nakano |
Representative for Osaka 3rd district 1993–1996 Served alongside: Mikio Ōmi, Kansei Nakano, Issei Inoue, Ken Harada |
District eliminated |
| Preceded by Norihisa Tamura |
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Yoshio Hachiro |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Yukio Edano |
Chief Cabinet Secretary 2011– |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Ritsuo Hosokawa, Hiroyuki Nagahama |
Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 2010–2011 Served alongside: Yōko Komiyama |
Succeeded by Yōko Komiyama, Kōhei Ōtsuka |
| Preceded by Kōichi Takemasa, Tetsurō Fukuyama |
Senior Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs 2010 Served alongside: Kōichi Takemasa |
Succeeded by Yutaka Banno, Takeaki Matsumoto |