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Kisaburo Tokai
渡海 紀三朗
Official portrait, 2007
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
In office
26 September 2007 – 2 August 2008
Prime MinisterYasuo Fukuda
Preceded byBunmei Ibuki
Succeeded byTsuneo Suzuki
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 December 2012
Preceded byYasuhiro Okada
ConstituencyHyōgo 10th
In office
25 June 2000 – 21 July 2009
Preceded bySusumu Shiota
Succeeded byYasuhiro Okada
ConstituencyHyōgo 10th
In office
6 July 1986 – 27 September 1996
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyHyōgo 3rd
Personal details
Born (1948-02-11) 11 February 1948 (age 76)
Takasago, Hyōgo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations
New Party Sakigake
Alma materWaseda University

Kisaburo Tokai (渡海 紀三朗, Tokai Kisaburō, born February 11, 1948 in Takasago, Hyōgo) is a former Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008.

Education

Tokai with Svante Pääbo (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on February 1, 2023)

Tokai, like Fukuda, attended Waseda University.

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House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded byMulti-member constituency Representative for Hyōgo's 3rd District (multi-member)
1986–1996
District eliminated
Preceded byYasuhiro Okada Representative for Hyōgo's 10th District
2012–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded byBunmei Ibuki Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
2007–2008
Succeeded byTsuneo Suzuki


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