Hajime Tamura
| Hajime Tamura | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan | |
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In office 2 June 1989 – 24 January 1990 |
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| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Kenzaburo Hara |
| Succeeded by | Yoshio Sakurauchi |
| Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
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In office 22 July 1986 – 27 December 1988 |
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| Prime Minister |
Yasuhiro Nakasone Noboru Takeshita |
| Preceded by | Michio Watanabe |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| Minister of Transport | |
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In office 14 December 1976 – 28 November 1977 |
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| Prime Minister | Takeo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Hirohide Ishida |
| Succeeded by | Kenji Fukunaga |
| Minister of Labour | |
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In office 7 July 1972 – 22 December 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Preceded by | Toshio Tsukahara |
| Succeeded by | Tsunetaro Kato |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 May 1924 Matsuzaka, Mie |
| Died | 1 November 2014 (aged 90) Shibuya Tokyo |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Hajime Tamura (田村 元 Tamura Hajime?) (5 May 1924 – 1 November 2014) was a Japanese politician. He held different cabinet posts and served as the speaker of the House of Representatives.
Tamura was born in Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture, in 1924. In 1950, he received a law degree from Keio University.
Tamura was a member of the House of Representatives to which he was first elected in 1955. He was appointed labour minister in 1972 and transport minister in 1976. He served as minister of international trade and industry from 1986 to 1988 in the cabinets led by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and then by Noboru Takeshita. When he was in office he apologized to the United States for an export violation committed by a Japanese manufacturer. In a reshuffle in December 1988 Hiroshi Mitsuzuka replaced Tamura as minister of international trade and industry. Tamura became Speaker of the House of Representatives on 2 June 1989, replacing Kenzaburo Hara in the post. Tamura's term ended on 24 January 1990 when Yoshio Sakurauchi was appointed speaker.
Tamura, nicknamed the “wheeler-dealer” in political arena, retired from politics in 1996.
Tamura is married and has three daughters. Tamura died of natural causes on 1 November 2014 at age 90.
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