Jun Azumi
| Jun Azumi | |
|---|---|
| 安住 淳 | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 2 September 2011 – 1 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Succeeded by | Koriki Jojima |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 January 1962 Oshika, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Website | Official website |
Jun Azumi (安住 淳 Azumi Jun, born 17 January 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He became deputy secretary-general of the DPJ on 24 September 2012.[1]
Early life and education
Born on 17 January 1962 in Miyagi Prefecture,[2] Azumi is a native of Oshika District in Miyagi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University.
Career
Azumi worked at the public broadcaster NHK from 1985 to 1993. He ran for the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as an independent (Japan New Party and New Party Harbinger endorsement) in the three-member Miyagi 2nd district, but lost as two Liberal Democrats and one Socialist carried the district for the established parties. He later joined New Party Harbinger and participated in the foundation of the DPJ in 1996. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as a Democratic candidate in the 1996 election in the new single-member Miyagi 5th district.
In government
In September 2011 he was appointed as Finance Minister in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.[3]
On 24 September 2012, Azumi declared that he will leave his post as minister to take a key role in the DPJ as top deputy secretary-general after the elections that will be at the end of 2012 or in 2013.[4] In the 1 October 2012 cabinet reshuffle, he was succeeded as Minister of Finance by Koriki Jojima.[5]
Personal life
Azumi is married and has two children.[2]
References
- ↑ Daily Yomiuri Hosono named DPJ policy chief / Azumi, Yamanoi get key posts in bid to maintain pact with opposition 25 September 2012
- 1 2 "Jun Azumi". Prime Ministry of Japan. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ Japan Times, "Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
- ↑ Nakamichi, Takashi (24 September 2012). "Azumi to Step Down as Japan Finance Minister". The Wall Street Journal. Tokyo. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ BBC News Japan PM Yoshihiko Noda names new ministers 1 October 2012
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| New district | Member of the House of Representatives for Miyagi 5th district (single-member) 1996–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Hiroshi Imazu |
Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Security 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Ken Okuda |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Kazuya Shinba |
Senior Vice Minister of Defence 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Katsuya Ogawa |
| Preceded by Yoshihiko Noda |
Minister of Finance 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Koriki Jojima |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Yoshio Hachiro |
Chairperson of the Diet Affairs Council of the Democratic Party 2011 |
Succeeded by Hirofumi Hirano |