is a Japanese
politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
of the
Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the
House of Representatives in the
Diet (national legislature). He served as the
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
The is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. Its English name was Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT) prior to 2004. It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Of ...
from 2 October 2018 to 11 September 2019. A native of
Kainan, Wakayama and graduate of
Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the
Wakayama Prefectural Assembly
The is the prefectural parliament of Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Pref ...
in 1983 and then to the first of his two terms as mayor of Kainan in 1994. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002.
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1952 births
Living people
People from Wakayama Prefecture
People from Kainan, Wakayama
Waseda University alumni
Mayors of places in Japan
Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians
21st-century Japanese politicians
Members of the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly
Ministers of Internal Affairs of Japan
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