:Tatsuo Ozawa

{{Short description|Japanese politician (1916–2013)}}

{{Infobox Officeholder

|name = Tatsuo Ozawa

|native_name = {{nobold|小沢 辰男}}

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|office = Minister of Health and Welfare

|primeminister= Takeo Fukuda

|term_start = 28 November 1977

|term_end = 7 December 1978

|predecessor = Michio Watanabe

|successor = Ryutaro Hashimoto

|office1 = Director of the Environmental Agency

|primeminister1 = Takeo Miki

|term_start1 = 9 December 1974

|term_end1 = 15 September 1976

|predecessor1 = Matsuhei Mōri

|successor1 = Shigesada Marumo

|office2 = Minister of Construction

|primeminister2 = Kakuei Tanaka

|term_start2 = 11 November 1974

|term_end2 = 9 December 1974

|predecessor2 = Takao Kameoka

|successor2 = Tadao Kariya

|birth_date = {{birth date|1916|12|7}}

|birth_place = Niigata, Niigata, Japan

|death_date = {{death date and age|2013|10|13|1916|12|7}}

|death_place = Tokyo, Japan

|alma_mater = Tokyo Imperial University

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{{nihongo|Tatsuo Ozawa|小沢 辰男|Ozawa Tatsuo|7 December 1916 – 13 October 2013|}} was a Japanese politician who served as minister of health and welfare, construction minister, and head of the Environment Agency.{{cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20131018ddm041060064000c.html|title=訃報:小沢辰男さん　９６歳＝元厚相|publisher=mainichi.jp|language=Japanese|accessdate=October 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131018071748/http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20131018ddm041060064000c.html|archivedate=October 18, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/131017/ex-health-minister-ozawa-dies-at-96|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019115956/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/131017/ex-health-minister-ozawa-dies-at-96|archive-date=October 19, 2013|date=October 17, 2013|title=Ex-health minister Ozawa dies at 96|publisher=Kyodo News International|accessdate=October 18, 2013}}

Born in Niigata City as the son of House of Representatives member Kuniji Ozawa, and a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University's Law Department (School of Political Science), Ozawa joined the Home Ministry upon graduation. When that ministry was abolished in 1947, he was transferred to the Welfare Ministry.

He first won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1960, (on an LDP ticket) and served 13 consecutive terms.

In 1994, he founded the Niigata University of International and Information Studies.

Ozawa founded the {{ill|Reform Club (Japan, 1998)|lt=Reform Club|ja|改革クラブ (1998-2002)}} ({{Langx|ja|改革クラブ}}) political party in 1998, and served as its leader until his retirement from politics in 2000.