Sakihito Ozawa | |
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| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 8 June 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Tetsuo Saito |
| Succeeded by | Goshi Hosono |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 18 July 1995 – 28 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Yamanashi 1st District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1954 Koshu, Yamanashi |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | JNP (1992-1994) NPS (1994–1996) DP(96) (1996–1998) DPJ(98) (1998–2012) JRP (2012–2014) NIK (2015– 2017) Kibō (2017–2018) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Sakihito Ozawa (小沢 鋭仁, Ozawa Sakihito, born 1954) is a Japanese politician and former banker. He was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan and previously served as leader of the Vision of Reform party, which he formed in December 2015. A native of Kofu, Yamanashi, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and received a master's degree in political science from Saitama University. Shortly after graduating, he studied economics and policy under Eisuke Sakakibara. Before joining the House of Representatives, he worked at Tokyo Bank and served as an advisor to several lawmakers. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of Morihiro Hosokawa's Japan New Party. He was the Minister of the Environment during Yukio Hatoyama's prime ministership in 2009–2010.