Tadamori Ōshima

Tadamori Ōshima (Japanese: 大島 理森, Hepburn: Ōshima Tadamori, born September 6, 1946) is a Japanese politician served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.^[1][2]

In this Japanese name, the surname is Ōshima.

Tadamori Ōshima
大島 理森
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 21 April 2015 – 14 October 2021
Monarchs	Akihito Naruhito
Deputy	Tatsuo Kawabata Hirotaka Akamatsu
Preceded by	Nobutaka Machimura
Succeeded by	Hiroyuki Hosoda
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office 30 September 2002 – 1 April 2003
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Tsutomu Takebe
Succeeded by	Yoshiyuki Kamei
Minister of Education and Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency
In office 4 July 2000 – 5 December 2000
Prime Minister	Yoshirō Mori
Preceded by	Hirofumi Nakasone
Succeeded by	Nobutaka Machimura
Director-General of the Environmental Agency
In office 8 August 1995 – 11 January 1996
Prime Minister	Tomiichi Murayama
Preceded by	Sohei Miyashita
Succeeded by	Sukio Iwatare
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office 2 February 1990 – 5 November 1991
Prime Minister	Toshiki Kaifu
Preceded by	Takao Fujimoto
Succeeded by	Motoji Kondo
Personal details
Born	(1946-09-06) 6 September 1946 (age 78) Hachinohe, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	Keio University

Career

With members of Murayama Reshuffled Cabinet (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on August 8, 1995)

A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the national newspaper Mainichi Shimbun from 1970 to 1974, and was elected to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly in 1975.^{[citation needed]} He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1983 after an unsuccessful run in 1980.

After his political career, he was appointed as a member of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council in January 2023.^[3]

References

• 政治家情報 〜大島 理森〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-20.

1. "日本会議の全貌——知られざる巨大組織の実態" Yoshifumi Tawara、2016/06/17。ISBN 9784763407818
2. "日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。ISBN 9784865720105
3. "Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Oshima and Taisho Pharmaceutical President Uehara as members of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council". The Sanskei News (in Japanese). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

Political offices
Preceded by Takao Fujimoto	Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary 1990–1991	Succeeded by Motoji Kondo
Preceded by Sohei Miyashita	Director-General of the Environment Agency 1995–1996	Succeeded by Sukio Iwatare
Preceded by Hirofumi Nakasone	Minister of Education 2000	Succeeded by Nobutaka Machimura
	Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency 2000
	Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission 2000
Preceded by Tsutomu Takebe	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2002–2003	Succeeded by Yoshiyuki Kamei
House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Hidenao Nakagawa	Chair of the Committee on Rules and Administration 1999–2000	Succeeded by Takao Fujii
Preceded by Akira Amari	Chair of the Committee on Budget 2005–2006 2014–2015	Succeeded by Kazuyoshi Kaneko
Preceded by Toshihiro Nikai		Succeeded by Takeo Kawamura
Preceded by Nobutaka Machimura	Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan 2015–2021	Succeeded by Hiroyuki Hosoda
Party political offices
Preceded by Hiroyuki Hosoda	Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party 2009–2010	Succeeded by Nobuteru Ishihara
Vacant Title last held by Taku Yamasaki	Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party 2010–2012	Succeeded by Masahiko Kōmura
Preceded by Masahiko Kōmura	Head of Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo 2012–2015	Succeeded by Akiko Santo