Kōji Omi
Kōji Omi ( Japanese 尾 身 幸 次 , Omi Kōji ; born December 14, 1932 in Numata , Gunma Prefecture ) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). From 2006 to 2007 he was Finance Minister in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe . Omi belongs to the Machimura faction within the party .
Omi graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1956 and then became a civil servant at MITI . Between 1970 and 1974, Omi was consul in the Japanese consulate general in New York. In 1982 he left the ministry to run as an independent in the 1983 general election. Omi was elected and joined the LDP. He was then confirmed seven times as a member of parliament, most recently in 2005 via the proportional electoral bloc North Kantō - he shared the LDP candidacy in the 1st constituency of Gunma according to the " Costa Rica method " ( kosuta rika hōshiki ) with Gen'ichirō Sata . In the Shūgiin election in 2009 , Omi lost the constituency and thus his seat in parliament.
From 1997 to 1998 Omi was chairman of the economic planning authority, 2000-2001 Minister for Science and Technology Policy, Okinawa and the Northern Territories, and finally from September 16, 2006 until the cabinet reshuffle of August 27, 2007 Minister of Finance. In the LDP, Omi was among other things Deputy Secretary General (1994–95) and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council (2004–05).
As Minister of the Government of Jun'ichirō Koizumi , Omi visited the Yasukuni Shrine .
Web links
- Omi Kōji Action Wave - Official Website (Japanese)
- Profile on the website of the Ministry of Finance (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kyodo News, August 14, 2001: 2 ministers visit Yasukuni as Koizumi's visit sparks ire
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Omi, Kōji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 尾 身 幸 次 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Numata , Gunma Prefecture , Japan |