笹木竜三・元文部科学副大臣が死去　福井県出身、65歳
fukuishimbun.co.jp was a Japanese politician of the

Democratic Party of Japan The was a centristThe Democratic Party of Japan was widely described as centrist: * * * * * * * to centre-left liberal or social-liberal political party in Japan from 1998 to 2016. The party's origins lie in the previous Democratic Part ...

, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of

Fukui is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to: Places * Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period * Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...

, Sasaki attended Waseda University as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as an independent after running unsuccessfully in 1990.

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* in Japanese. 1956 births 2022 deaths People from Fukui (city) Politicians from Fukui Prefecture Waseda University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Democratic Party of Japan politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub