| Kazuo Kitagawa | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Office: | Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Primeminister: | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Term Start: | 27 September 2004 |
| Term End: | 26 September 2006 |
| Predecessor: | Nobuteru Ishihara |
| Successor: | Tetsuzo Fuyushiba |
| Office2: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | 17 December 2012 |
| Term End2: | 9 October 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | Hiroyuki Moriyama |
| Successor2: | Masaki Kuroda |
| Constituency2: | Osaka 16th |
| Term Start3: | 19 February 1990 |
| Term End3: | 21 July 2009 |
| Predecessor3: | Multi-member district |
| Successor3: | Hiroyuki Moriyama |
| Constituency3: | Osaka 5th (1990–1996) Osaka 16th (1996–2009) |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Alma Mater: | Sōka University |
is a retired Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in the Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi.[1]
Born in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Kitagawa graduated from Faculty of Law at Sōka University and became a lawyer. In 1990, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time and was appointed as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2004.[1]
He was the general secretary of New Komeito when the party suffered a major defeat in the 2009 Japanese general election. New Komeito lost ten seats, including Kitagawa's and that of party leader Akihiro Ota. On 8 September 2009 Yoshihisa Inoue replaced Kitagawa as general secretary of New Komeito.[2] Notwithstanding the loss of his seat, Kitagawa became deputy president of the party.
Kitagawa regained his seat representing the Osaka 16th district (representing Sakai-ku, Higashi-ku and Kita-ku in Sakai City) in the 2012 general election, and held the seat in the 2014 general election. On 9 October 2024, he announced his retirement from politics and would not run in the 2024 general election.[3]