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.
[1][2] 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.
He first won a seat in the House of Representatives in 1960 (on an LDP ticket) and served 13 consecutive terms.
[1][2] In 1994, he founded the Niigata University of International and Information Studies.
[2] Ozawa founded the Reform Club [ja] (Japanese: 改革クラブ) political party in 1998, and served as its leader until his retirement from politics in 2000.