Zentarō Kosaka
Zentarō Kosaka | |
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小坂 善太郎 | |
Kosaka in 1960 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 15 September 1976 – 24 December 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Takeo Miki |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Succeeded by | Iichirō Hatoyama |
| In office 8 December 1960 – 18 July 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Hayato Ikeda |
| Preceded by | Aiichiro Fujiyama |
| Succeeded by | Masayoshi Ōhira |
| Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 22 December 1972 – 25 November 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Preceded by | Kiichi Arita |
| Succeeded by | Tsuneo Uchida |
| Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission | |
| In office 1 July 1954 – 1 October 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Naoshi Ohara |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 21 May 1953 – 16 June 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Preceded by | Kuichiro Totsuka |
| Succeeded by | Saburo Chiba |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 7 July 1986 – 24 January 1990 | |
| Constituency | Nagano 1st |
| In office 11 April 1946 – 28 November 1983 | |
| Constituency | Nagano Prefecture (1946–1947) Nagano 1st (1947–1983) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1912 Nagano, Japan |
| Died | 26 November 2000 (aged 88) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic (1955–2000) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1946–1947) Democratic (1947–1950) Liberal (1950–1955) |
| Children | Kenji Kosaka |
| Relatives | Eigo Fukai (uncle) Sonyu Ōtani (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
Zentarō Kosaka (小坂 善太郎, Kosaka Zentarō, 23 January 1912 – 26 November 2000) was a Japanese politician who served two terms as foreign minister and as labour minister.