Takenori Kanzaki

Takenori Kanzaki

President of the New Komeito Party
In office 7 November 1998 – 30 September 2006
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Akihiro Ota
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office 9 August 1993 – 28 April 1994
Prime Minister	Morihiro Hosokawa
Preceded by	Kiichi Miyazawa
Succeeded by	Katsuyuki Hikasa

Personal details
Born	15 July 1943 Tianjin, Republic of China
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

Takenori Kanzaki (神崎武法, Kanzaki Takenori, born July 15, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He was born in Tianjin, China during the time part of China was under Japanese occupation. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1983. From August 1993 to April 1994, he served as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in Morihiro Hosokawa's cabinet.