is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a member of the

lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

representing the Minami Kanto Bloc.

Personal life

Amari is a native of

Atsugi, Kanagawa is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 223,960 and a population density of 2400 persons per km². The total area of the city is . While the name "Atsugi" is often associated with the United ...

, where he attended Kanagawa Prefectural Atsugi High School. He graduated from

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowmen ...

in 1972 with a degree in political science. After spending two years working at

Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...

, he left to work as a secretary for his father,

Tadashi Amari Tadashi (Kanji: 正, 禎, 忠, 荘, 匡史 Hiragana: ただし), Japanese masculine name, may refer to : *, the first aikido master to live and teach in the west *, Japanese manga story writer, novelist and screenwriter *, Japanese basketball coach ...

, who at the time represented Kanagawa's 3rd district in the House of Representatives. He is a follower of

Tenrikyo is a Japanese new religion which is neither strictly monotheistic nor pantheistic, originating from the teachings of a 19th-century woman named Nakayama Miki, known to her followers as "Oyasama". Followers of Tenrikyo believe that God of Origin, ...

, joining the likes of fellow LDP representatives

Hakuo Yanagisawa is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan (2006–2007), and was a member of the House of Representatives from 1980 to 2009. His constituency was Shizuoka Prefecture 3rd District. ...

Fumio Kyuma Fumio (written: , , , , , , , or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese illustrator *Fumio Abe (1922–2006), Japanese politician *Fumio Asaki, Japanese ski jumping sports official *, J ...

Sanae Takaichi is a Japanese politician who has served as the Minister of State for Economic Security since August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, she has served in the House of Representatives since 2005, and had also served in several minist ...

Bunmei Ibuki
- "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology", retrieved 24 September 2007. is ...

, and

Jinen Nagase is a Japanese politician who formerly served as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Shinzō Abe. He was born in Toyama and obtained his LL.B. from the University of Tokyo. After graduation, he worked in the Ministry of Labour. He resigned fro ...

Career

He is a member of the

Japan–Korea Parliamentarians' Union The is a politician membership which promotes exchange and friendship between Japan and South Korea. It is led by former prime minister Yoshiro Mori and is composed primarily of Diet members from Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. The Union is ...

and the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union. Yasuo Fukuda Cabinet 20070926

He was the

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry The is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The minister is also a statutory member of the National Security Council, and is nominated by the Prime Minister of Ja ...

from 2006 to 2008. He also served as Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform in the

Cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

of former

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Tarō Asō is a Japanese politician serving as the Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. Asō previously served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Japan and Minister of Finance from 2 ...

. In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, appointed on 24 September 2008, Amari was appointed as Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform. On December 26, 2012, Amari was appointed to the newly created cabinet-level position of Minister of State for Economic Revitalization in the second Cabinet of Prime Minister

Shinzo Abe Shinzo Abe ( ; ja, 安倍晋三, Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: , ; 21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), President of the Lib ...

. Amari's responsibilities within the Abe government also include tax and social security reform. Like Abe and most members of the Cabinet, he is affiliated to the openly revisionist organization

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

. In 2016, Amari resigned from his Cabinet post amidst allegations of bribery, and was succeeded by

Nobuteru Ishihara is a Japanese politician who was Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2010 to 2012. He was born in Zushi, Kanagawa, the son of author and former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara. He attended Keio Gijuku High School and gradu ...

. In late September 2021, newly-elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appointed Amari to succeed Toshihiro Nikai as the Secretary General of the LDP. In an upset, Amari lost his seat representing Kanagawa's 13th district to

Constitutional Democratic Party ) , newspaper = ''Rech'' , ideology = ConstitutionalismConstitutional monarchismLiberal democracyParliamentarism Political pluralismSocial liberalism , position = Centre to centre-left , international = , colours ...

opponent

Hideshi Futori Hideshi Futori ( ja, 太栄志, translit=Futori Hideshi; born 27 April 1977) is a Japan, Japanese politician who currently serves as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) in the House of R ...

during the 2021 Japanese general elections, but retained his seat in the lower house as representative of the

Southern Kanto proportional representation block The Southern Kantō proportional representation block () is one of eleven proportional representation (PR) "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of Southern parts of the Kantō r ...

. Nevertheless, Amari resigned from his position as the party's Secretary General, and Kishida appointed

Toshimitsu Motegi is a Japanese politician and diplomat who currently serves as the Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2021, and as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry fr ...

to be his replacement.

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* Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan Ministers of Labour of Japan Tenrikyo Sony people Keio University alumni People from Atsugi, Kanagawa Politicians from Kanagawa Prefecture Living people 1948 births Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of Nippon Kaigi 21st-century Japanese politicians Government ministers of Japan {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub