Chikahiko Koizumi
小泉親彦
Born(1884-09-09)9 September 1884
Fukui Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died13 September 1945(1945-09-13) (aged 61)
Yodobashi, Tokyo, Occupied Japan
Cause of deathSeppuku
Nationality Japan
Occupation(s)Japanese army surgeon and politician

Chikahiko Koizumi (小泉 親彦, Koizumi Chikahiko, 9 September 1884 – 13 September 1945) was a Japanese military physician.

After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University,[1] he joined the Japanese Medical Corps. He became Army Surgeon General of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1934.[1]

He was the Minister of Health and Welfare from 1941 to 1944 under the Konoe and Tōjō cabinets.[1] He worked positively for the prevention of tuberculosis and advocated universal health care.[1][2]

After the war, he was accused of war-crimes as he was the minister when the war broke out. But Koizumi committed suicide by seppuku before he was arrested by the Allied occupation forces.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e "先人を偲ぶ －小泉 親彦－" (in Japanese). Sabae, Fukui. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  2. ^ Ando, Toshihiro (2012-01-08). "終戦時の内務次官、公職追放に 「群雀中の一鶴」灘尾弘吉（１）政客列伝 特別編集委員・安藤俊裕". The Nikkei (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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