SUZUKI Junji

Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

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Profile

Date of birth
April 7, 1958
Place of Birth
Aichi, Japan
Political party
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency
Aichi 7th District
Number of times elected
6

Past career

  • Mar. 1982
    Graduated from the School of Law, Waseda University
  • Sep. 2023
    Appointed as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in the second Kishida Cabinet (second reshuffle)
    Oct. 2022
    Appointed as Chair of the Special Committee for Investigation of Nuclear Power Issues, House of Representatives
    Oct. 2021
    Re-elected to the House of Representatives (49th general election)
    Sep. 2020
    Appointed as Deputy Chairperson (in charge of General Affairs), Diet Affairs Committee, Liberal Democratic Party
    Sep. 2019
    Appointed as Director, Local Organizations and Local Assembly Members Division, Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party
    Oct. 2018
    Appointed as State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (the fourth reshuffled Abe Cabinet)
    Oct. 2017
    Re-elected to the House of Representatives (48th general election)
    Sep. 2016
    Appointed as Chairperson of the House of Representatives Judicial Affairs Committee
    Oct. 2015
    Appointed as State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (the third reshuffled Abe Cabinet)
    Dec. 2014
    Re-elected to the House of Representatives (47th general election)
    Sep. 2014
    Appointed as Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party
    Dec. 2012
    Re-elected to the House of Representatives (46th general election)
    Sep. 2008
    Continued as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (the Aso Cabinet)
    Aug. 2008
    Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (the reshuffled Fukuda Cabinet)
    Sep. 2005
    Re-elected to the House of Representatives (44th general election)
    Nov. 2003
    First elected to the House of Representatives (43rd general election)
    May. 1991
    Elected as a Seto City Council Member (served two terms for eight years)
    Apr. 1982
    Joined the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (3rd generation student)