Yōichi Masuzoe
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Yōichi Masuzoe (舛添 要一 Masuzoe Yōichi?) is a member of the House of Councillors and Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan. He is also a well-known face on Japanese TV shows.
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[edit] History
Masuzoe was born in Kitakyūshū on 29 November 1948. After graduating from Yahata municipal high school, he entered Tokyo University.
Masuzoe majored in the research of French political procedures. On graduating, Masuzoe became an academic assistant at Tokyo University.
In August 2007, he was appointed Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
[edit] Family affairs
Masuzoe has married three times. His second wife was Satsuki Katayama, also a Japanese politician.
[edit] TV appearances
Masuzoe has appeared on a number of TV discussion programmes, including "Asa made nama Terebi" (late-night live TV programme with lively discussion of political issues) and "TV Tackle" (a humorous political discussion show hosted by Beat Takeshi).
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| House of Councillors of Japan | ||
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| Preceded by None |
Representative by proportional representation 2001 – present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Hakuo Yanagisawa |
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
