Toshio Kimura | |
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木村 俊夫 | |
 Kimura in 1971 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 16 July 1974 – 9 December 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Kakuei Tanaka |
| Preceded by | Masayoshi Ōhira |
| Succeeded by | Kiichi Miyazawa |
| Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 5 July 1971 – 7 July 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Ichiro Sato |
| Succeeded by | Kiichi Arita |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | |
| In office 22 June 1967 – 30 November 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Eisaku Satō |
| Preceded by | Kenji Fukunaga |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Hori |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 19 April 1953 – 28 November 1983 | |
| Constituency | Mie 1st |
| In office 23 January 1949 – 28 August 1952 | |
| Constituency | Mie 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1909-01-15)15 January 1909 Tōin, Mie,Japan |
| Died | 1 December 1983(1983-12-01) (aged 74) Tokyo,Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic (1955–1983) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1949–1950) Liberal (1950–1955) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Toshio Kimura (木村 俊夫,Kimura Toshio, 15 January 1909 – 1 December 1983) was a Japanese politician who served as foreign minister for six months in 1974.
Kimura was born into a politically active family on 15 January 1909.[1] His father and grandfather were both lawmakers.[2]
Kimura was elected to theHouse of Representatives for 12 times as a member of theLiberal Democratic Party (LDP).[2] In addition, he served as chief cabinet secretary in the cabinet led by Prime MinisterEisaku Satō.[2] He was also chairman of the Parliamentarians' League for Japan-Palestine Friendship.[2] He organizedYasser Arafat's visit to Japan in 1981.[3]
His other posts include director-general of the economic planning agency and deputy chief cabinet secretary. In 1971, Kimura served as acting foreign minister.[4] He was appointed foreign minister by Prime MinisterKakuei Tanaka in mid-July 1974, replacingMasayoshi Ohira in the post.[5] Kimura was in office for six months in 1974.[2] Kimura visitedAfrica in late October and early November 1974 which initiated a cooperation betweenAfrican countries and Japan.[6][7] He was the first senior Japanese government official to visit African countries.[8] His Africa visit includedGhana,Nigeria,Zaire (now theDemocratic Republic of the Congo),Tanzania, andEgypt.[7][9] Then Kimura became head of the LDP's Asian-African Studies Group in 1977.[10]
Kimura was married and had a daughter.[2] He died of a heart attack at a hospital in Tokyo on 1 December 1983 at age 74.[2]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kenji Fukunaga | Chief Cabinet Secretary 1967–1968 | Succeeded by Shigeru Hori |
| Preceded by | Head of the Economic Planning Agency 1971–1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Foreign Affairs 1974 | Succeeded by |
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