Tetsuzo Kojima


Tetsuzo Kojima was a Japanese jurist who served as the minister of justice briefly between July and December 1960.

Biography

He was born on 29 September 1909 in Hyōgo Prefecture. He was a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University where he received a bachelor's degree in law. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and served in the executive committee of the party heading its judicial affairs committee. He was appointed minister of justice on 19 July 1960 to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda, and served in the post until 8 December 1960.