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Ken Saitō
Japanese politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ken Saitō (齋藤 健, Saitō Ken, born 14 June 1959) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.[1] He has been the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry since December 2023. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2009.[2]
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Ken Saitō | |
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齋藤 健 | |
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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
Assumed office 14 December 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Yasutoshi Nishimura |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 11 November 2022 – 13 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Yasuhiro Hanashi |
Succeeded by | Ryuji Koizumi |
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Yūji Yamamoto |
Succeeded by | Takamori Yoshikawa |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 31 August 2009 | |
Constituency | Southern Kanto PR (2009-2012) Chiba 7th (2012-present) |
Personal details | |
Born | 齋藤 健 (Saitō Ken) (1959-06-14) 14 June 1959 (age 65) Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo Harvard University (MPA) |
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Saito was the Minister of Justice from November 2022 to September 2023. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from August 2017 to October 2018. [3]