Chikahiko Koizumi
| Chikahiko Koizumi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | 小泉親彦 |
| Born |
September 9, 1884 Japan、Fukui Prefecture |
| Died |
September 13, 1945 (aged 61) Japan、Yodobashi, Tokyo |
| Cause of death | Seppuku |
| Nationality |
Japan |
| Occupation | Japanese army surgeon and politician. |
Chikahiko Koizumi (小泉 親彦 Koizumi Chikahiko, September 9, 1884 – September 13, 1945) was a Japanese military physician.
After graduating Tokyo Imperial University,[1] he joined the Japanese Medical Corps
He became Army Surgeon General of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1934.[1]
He was the Minister of Health and Welfare from 1941 to 1944 under the Konoe and Tōjō cabinet.[1] He worked positively to prevention of tuberculosis and advocated Universal health care.[1][2]
After the war, he came under suspicion of war crimes as a minister when the war broke. But Koizumi refused the investigation and committed suicide by seppuku.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 "先人を偲ぶ －小泉 親彦－" (in Japanese). Sabae, Fukui. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ Ando, Toshihiro (2012-01-08). "終戦時の内務次官、公職追放に 「群雀中の一鶴」灘尾弘吉（１）政客列伝 特別編集委員・安藤俊裕". The Nikkei (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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