Ritsuo Hosaka (細川 律夫 Hosaka Ritsuo, born August 8, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Agawa District, Kōchi and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party after unsuccessful runs in 1983 and 1986. In 1996 he participated in the formulation of the DPJ.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Akira Nagatsuma |
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 2010–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Hideaki Ōmura Takao Watanabe |
Senior Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare 2009–2010 Served alongside: Hiroyuki Nagahama |
Succeeded by Yōko Komiyama Osamu Fujimura |
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
| Preceded by Hiroshi Imai |
Representative for Saitama 3rd district 2000–2005 2009–present |
Succeeded by Hiroshi Imai |
| Incumbent | ||
| Preceded by N/A |
Representative for the Northern Kantō PR block 1996–2000 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by N/A |
| Preceded by Eiji Nonaka Yatarō Mitsubayashi Eisuke Yamada Masahisa Aoki |
Representative for Saitama 4th district (multi-member) 1990–1996 Served alongside: Yuriko Takeyama, Eisuke Yamada, Yatarō Mitsubayashi, Masahisa Aoki |
District eliminated |