Takeo Kawamura (politician)

Takeo Kawamura
河村 建夫
Official portrait, 2012
Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009
Prime MinisterTarō Asō
Preceded byNobutaka Machimura
Succeeded byHirofumi Hirano
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
In office
22 September 2003 – 27 September 2004
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byAtsuko Tōyama
Succeeded byNariaki Nakayama
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 February 1990 – 14 October 2021
Succeeded byYoshimasa Hayashi
ConstituencyYamaguchi 1st (1990–1993)
Yamaguchi 3rd (1994–2021)
Personal details
Born (1942-11-10) November 10, 1942 (age 82)
Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Alma materKeio University

Takeo Kawamura (河村 建夫, Kawamura Takeo, born November 10, 1942) is a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2008 to 2009, and a member of the House of Representatives from 1990 to 2021, representing the Yamaguchi 3rd district.