is a former Japanese politician who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi."日本会議の全貌——知られざる巨大組織の実態" Yoshifumi Tawara、2016/06/17。"日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。
Career
A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the national newspaper Mainichi Shimbun from 1970 to 1974, and was elected to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly in 1975. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1983 after an unsuccessful run in 1980.
He served as Speaker of the House from 2015 to 2021.
After his political career, he was appointed as a member of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council in January 2023. He was elected its chairman in January 2025.
Election history Election Age District Political party Number of votes election results1980 Japanese general election33Aomori 1st districtLDP63,958lost1983 Japanese general election37Aomori 1st districtLDP98,275winning1986 Japanese general election39Aomori 1st districtLDP100,653winning1990 Japanese general election43Aomori 1st districtLDP84,302winning1993 Japanese general election46Aomori 1st districtLDP102,921winning1996 Japanese general election50Aomori 3rd districtLDP96,628winning2000 Japanese general election53Aomori 3rd districtLDP93,602winning2003 Japanese general election57Aomori 3rd districtLDP86,909winning2005 Japanese general election59Aomori 3rd districtLDP90,925winning2009 Japanese general election62Aomori 3rd districtLDP90,176winning2012 Japanese general election66Aomori 3rd districtLDP74,946winning2014 Japanese general election68Aomori 3rd districtLDP59,280winning2017 Japanese general election71Aomori 2nd districtLDP133,545winning
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