Hakuo Yanagisawa
Hakuo Yanagisawa | |
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柳澤 伯夫 | |
Official portrait, 2001 | |
| Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | |
| In office 26 September 2006 – 27 August 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Jirō Kawasaki |
| Succeeded by | Yōichi Masuzoe |
| Minister of State for Financial Services | |
| In office 6 January 2001 – 30 September 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Heizō Takenaka |
| Chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission | |
| In office 5 December 2000 – 6 January 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori |
| Preceded by | Hideyuki Aizawa |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| In office 15 December 1998 – 5 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Michio Ochi |
| Minister of State (with responsibility for Financial Reconstruction) | |
| In office 23 October 1998 – 15 December 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Director-General of the National Land Agency | |
| In office 30 July 1998 – 23 October 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Keizō Obuchi |
| Preceded by | Hisaoki Kamei |
| Succeeded by | Kichio Inoue |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 6 July 1986 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Nobuhiro Koyama |
| Constituency | Former Shizuoka 3rd (1986–1996) Shizuoka 3rd (1996–2009) |
| In office 23 June 1980 – 28 November 1983 | |
| Constituency | Shizuoka 3rd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1935 Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University |
Hakuo Yanagisawa (Japanese: 柳沢 伯夫, Hepburn: Yanagisawa Hakuo, August 18, 1935 in Fukuroi, Shizuoka) is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan (2006–2007), and was a member of the House of Representatives from 1980 to 2009. His constituency was Shizuoka Prefecture 3rd District.
In January 2007, he drew criticism for describing women as "birth-giving machines" and "baby making devices" in a speech on the falling birthrate of Japan. He said later "it was extremely sound to have more than two children".