Matajirō Koizumi

Koizumi Matajirō (Japanese小泉 又 次郎; * June 10, 1865 ( traditionally Keio 1.5.17 ) in Mutsuurashō, County Kuraki, Musashi Province; † September 24, 1951 ) was a Japanese politician, Member of Parliament and Minister.

Life

Koizumi was, Kanagawa born in 1865 in the village Mutsuurashō, in present-day Yokohama son of a scaffolder. He made ​​several failed attempts to escape the father's business and to pursue a career in the military. After pressing as a primary school teacher and journalist, he joined in 1907 into politics when he was elected to the City Council of Yokosuka. After a short time as a deputy in the Parliament of Kanagawa Prefecture Koizumi was in the election on May 15, 1908 constituency Kanagawa land for the Yūkōkai (犹 兴会) into Shūgiin, the lower house elected. He was subsequently re-elected twelve times in a row. He was later in the Katsura Rikken Dōshikai of taro, the Kenseikai of Katō Takaaki, and finally the Rikken Minseitō which he was general secretary from 1928 to 1929 and from 1937 to 1938.

In the 1920s, Koizumi was as Secretary General of Kenseikai to the spokesmen of the second " movement to protect the Constitution " ( Gokcen undo), which advocated party rule and demanded universal suffrage (for men). 1924 took over the "triple coalition to protect the Constitution" ( Gokcen sampa ) under Prime Minister Katō Takaaki the government, Koizumi became Vice President of Shūgiin. From 1929 to 1931 he was in the Minseitō - cabinets Hamaguchi and Wakatsuki II Minister of Communications ( Teishin - daijin ).

During the Pacific War was Koizumi leader of the unit fraction Yokusan Seijikai, later adviser to the Cabinet of Kuniaki Koiso. In 1945 he became a member of the Kizokuin, of the manor, appointed, which he belonged to the imposition of the ban on political offices of wartime by the American occupation authorities.

Koizumi died at the age of 86 years from the effects of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Progeny

Koizumi's son and his grandson Jun'ya Jun'ichirô represented as the ( amended several times ) constituency in Shūgiin, in which the city is located Yokosuka, and both became Minister of State. His grandson was also 2001-2006 Prime Minister of Japan. His great-grandson Shinjiro sets since 2009 continues the family tradition in Parliament.