Ichirō Komatsu | |
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小松 一郎 | |
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Director General of Cabinet Legislation Bureau | |
In office 8 August 2013 – 16 May 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Tsuneyuki Yamamoto |
Succeeded by | Yusuke Yokobatake |
Personal details | |
Born | Kobe, Japan | 8 March 1951
Died | 23 June 2014 Suginami, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 63)
Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
Ichirō Komatsu (小松 一郎, Komatsu Ichirō, 8 March 1951 – 23 June 2014) was a Japanese diplomat, civil servant and politician.
Entered Seiko Gakuin Junior and Senior High School. After passing the foreign affairs public service class I examination (=diplomat recruitment examination), he dropped out of Hitotsubashi University's Faculty of Law after three years and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1972.He was appointed the Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, a highly influential post, by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in August 2013. [1] The Cabinet Legislation Bureau advises Cabinet members on laws and legal matters, studies legislation, and determines how the government should interpret the Constitution of Japan. [1] He stepped down from the position in May 2014 due to declining health from cancer. [1] Komatsu had previously served as Japan's ambassador to France, Switzerland and Liechtenstein earlier in his career. [1] [2]
Born in 1951, Komatsu graduated from Hitotsubashi University. [1] He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as the ministry's director-general for international legal affairs. [1]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unilaterally appointed Komatsu as Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau in August 2013. Komatsu was the first Foreign Ministry official to be appointed to the post. [1] Abe and Komatsu shared similar beliefs that Japan's pacifist Constitution should be revised to allow for more military involvement overseas. [1] Komatsu supported Abe's efforts to skirt Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution to increase Japan's security role on the international stage. [1]
Ichiro Komatsu died from cancer on 23 June 2014, at the age of 63. [1]
Ichirō Komatsu | |
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小松 一郎 | |
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Director General of Cabinet Legislation Bureau | |
In office 8 August 2013 – 16 May 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Tsuneyuki Yamamoto |
Succeeded by | Yusuke Yokobatake |
Personal details | |
Born | Kobe, Japan | 8 March 1951
Died | 23 June 2014 Suginami, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 63)
Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
Ichirō Komatsu (小松 一郎, Komatsu Ichirō, 8 March 1951 – 23 June 2014) was a Japanese diplomat, civil servant and politician.
Entered Seiko Gakuin Junior and Senior High School. After passing the foreign affairs public service class I examination (=diplomat recruitment examination), he dropped out of Hitotsubashi University's Faculty of Law after three years and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1972.He was appointed the Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, a highly influential post, by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in August 2013. [1] The Cabinet Legislation Bureau advises Cabinet members on laws and legal matters, studies legislation, and determines how the government should interpret the Constitution of Japan. [1] He stepped down from the position in May 2014 due to declining health from cancer. [1] Komatsu had previously served as Japan's ambassador to France, Switzerland and Liechtenstein earlier in his career. [1] [2]
Born in 1951, Komatsu graduated from Hitotsubashi University. [1] He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as the ministry's director-general for international legal affairs. [1]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unilaterally appointed Komatsu as Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau in August 2013. Komatsu was the first Foreign Ministry official to be appointed to the post. [1] Abe and Komatsu shared similar beliefs that Japan's pacifist Constitution should be revised to allow for more military involvement overseas. [1] Komatsu supported Abe's efforts to skirt Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution to increase Japan's security role on the international stage. [1]
Ichiro Komatsu died from cancer on 23 June 2014, at the age of 63. [1]