Shinjirō Koizumi

Japanese politician
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Shinjirō Koizumi (小泉 進次郎, Koizumi Shinjirō, born 14 April 1981) is a Japanese politician. He was the Minister of the Environment from 2019 until 2021. He has also been a Member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party since 2009. He is the second son of former Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi.[1]

Shinjirō Koizumi
小泉 進次郎
Minister of the Environment
In office
11 September 2019 – 4 October 2021
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Yoshihide Suga
Preceded byYoshiaki Harada
Succeeded byTsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Member of the House of Representatives
for Kanagawa 11th District
Assumed office
31 August 2009
Preceded byJunichirō Koizumi
Personal details
Born (1981-04-14) 14 April 1981 (age 43)
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s)
(m. 2019)
Children1
ParentsJunichiro Koizumi
Kayoko Miyamoto
Alma materKanto Gakuin University (BEc)
Columbia University (MA)

In January 2020, Koizumi received international news attention when he announced his plans to take two weeks of paternity leave when his first child was born.[2][3]

In September 2024, Koizumi announced his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.[4] He lost the election to former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on 27 September 2024.[5]

References

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  1. "2 Japanese ministers visit controversial Yasukuni war shrine". AFP. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. Hollingsworth, Julia (16 January 2020). "A Japanese minister is making waves for taking paternity leave". CNN. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  3. Rich, Motoko (2020-01-15). "A Japanese Politician Is Taking Paternity Leave. It's a Big Deal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  4. "小泉進次郎氏、自民総裁選に出馬へ 40代2人目、世代交代も争点" (in Japanese). Yahoo!ニュース. 2024-08-20. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. "【速報中】自民党新総裁に石破氏 決選投票で高市氏破る". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-27.