Ichirō Kamoshita

{{Short description|Japanese politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ichirō Kamoshita

| native_name = {{nobold|鴨下 一郎}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = Ichiro Kamoshita 201008 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption = Official portrait, 2007

| office = Minister of the Environment

| primeminister = Shinzo Abe
Yasuo Fukuda

| term_start = 27 August 2007

| term_end = 2 August 2008

| predecessor = Masatoshi Wakabayashi

| successor = Tetsuo Saito

| office2 = Member of House of Representatives

| constituency2 = Tokyo 10th (1993–1996)
Tokyo 13th (1996–2003; 2005–2009; 2012–2021)
Tokyo PR (2003–2005; 2009–2012)

| term_start2 = 18 July 1993

| term_end2 = 14 October 2021

| predecessor2 = Multi-member district

| successor2 = Shin Tsuchida

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1949|1|16}}

| birth_place = Adachi, Tokyo, Japan

| death_date =

| party = Liberal Democratic

| otherparty = Japan New Party
New Frontier

| alma_mater = Nihon University

| website =

}}

{{nihongo|Ichirō Kamoshita|鴨下 一郎|Kamoshita Ichirō|extra=born January 16, 1949}} is a Japanese politician and doctor, who served as Minister of the Environment in Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet.{{cite news |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/0001/fukuda-1.htm |title=Cabinet lineup |accessdate=2007-09-29 |newspaper=The Daily Yomiuri}}

Born in Adachi, Tokyo, he graduated from Nihon University, earning a medical degree. In 1993, he was elected for the first time as a member of the Japan New Party. In December 1997, he joined the Liberal Democratic Party. He represented Tokyo's 13th district in the House of Representatives.

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