Yoshitaka Saitō (born February 18, 1963, in

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

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) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2010. He represents the

Aichi at-large district The Aichi at-large district is a constituency of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan that represents Aichi Prefecture. From 1947 until 2013 it has elected six Councillors, three every three years by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) f ...

and is a member 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 ...

Early life

Saito was born Nagoya city, in the ward of Nakamura. He graduated from Nagoya Municipal Kikuzato High School in 1981, and graduated from the Aichi University of Education in 1985. He was an elementary school teacher prior to his election to the House of Councillors.

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1963 births Politicians from Aichi Prefecture Aichi University of Education alumni People from Nagoya Living people Democratic Party of Japan politicians Democratic Party (Japan, 2016) politicians Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan politicians Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Japanese schoolteachers Japanese trade unionists {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub