Koji Omi
| Koji Omi | |
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Koji Omi with Martín Varsavsky at STS in Kyoto
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2006–2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Sadakazu Tanigaki |
| Succeeded by | Fukushiro Nukaga |
| Head of the Economic Planning Agency | |
| In office 1997–1998 |
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| Prime Minister | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Preceded by | Taro Aso |
| Succeeded by | Taichi Sakaiya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1932 Numata, Gunma, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Hitotsubashi University |
Kōji Omi (尾身 幸次 Omi Kōji?, born 14 December 1932) is a Japanese politician, served as Minister of Finance in the first Cabinet of Shinzō Abe, from 2006 to 2007.
Omi was born in Numata, Gunma Prefecture and graduated with a degree in Commerce from Hitotsubashi University. He joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and later served as consul general of Japan in New York City and as Director of the Small Business Administration. He resigned from the bureaucracy in 1982 to run for office, and was elected to the Diet of Japan in 1983.[citation needed]
Omi was appointed as Director of the Economic Planning Agency in 1997 and briefly as a state minister under Junichiro Koizumi in 2001. He was on a mission to the United States during the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was Minister of Science and Technology 2001–2002. He was appointed Minister of Finance on 26 September 2006.[citation needed]
Omi has previously supported increases in the national consumption tax, although Abe has distanced himself from this policy and seeks to achieve much of his budget balancing through spending cuts.[1]
Present
Founder and Chairman, Science and Technology in Society Forum[2]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Finance of Japan 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Fukushiro Nukaga |
| Preceded by | Head of the Economic Planning Agency 1997-1998 |
Succeeded by Taichi Sakaiya |
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- ↑ Japan's Abe Unexpectedly Names Omi Finance Minister, Bloomberg.com, 26 September 2006.
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- Government ministers of Japan
- Ministers of Finance of Japan
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