is a Japanese

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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

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sorachi Subprefecture. As of September 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 84,127 and the density of 170 persons per km². The total area is . On March 27, ...

and graduate of

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

, he was elected for the first time in 1990. Prior to going into politics, he ran a ranch. In the first cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister

Yoshihiko Noda is a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Representatives (lower house) in the Diet (national legislature). He was named to succeed Naoto K ...

on October 1, 2012, he was appointed

Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission The is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the presiding officer of the National Public Safety Commission, which is the parent agency of the National Police Agency. The chairperson holds the rank of minister of state, and is a statutory memb ...

Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety The , is the member of the Cabinet of Japan in charge of the Consumer Affairs Agency. The position was created along with the agency on September 1, 2009. As of September 11, 2019, the current minister is Seiichi Eto is a Japanese politician of ...

, taking over from

Jin Matsubara is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan, House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet (national legislature). He was appointed Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, Minister of Stat ...

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br>Noda shakes up Cabinet third time October 2, 2012
Retrieved on October 2, 2012

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* in Japanese. 1942 births Living people Democratic Party of Japan politicians Keio University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Politicians from Hokkaido Ranchers Toyota Tsusho 21st-century Japanese politicians People from Iwamizawa, Hokkaido {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub