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SUGA Yoshihide

SUGA Yoshihide

Prime Minister

Date of Birth: Dec.6, 1948
Birth Place: Akita Prefecture
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 8 times)
Constituency: Kanagawa 2nd District
Number of Elected: 8
Career
September 2020 The 99th Prime Minister
President of LDP
September 2019 Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of the Bases in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
(The Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet)
October 2018 Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of the Bases in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
(The Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet)
November 2017 Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of the Bases in Okinawa
(The Fourth Abe Cabinet)
August 2017 Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of the Bases in Okinawa
(The Third reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet)
August 2016 Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of the Bases in Okinawa
(The Second reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet)
October 2015 Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of the Bases in Okinawa
(The reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet)
December 2014 Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of the Bases in Okinawa
(The Third Abe Cabinet)
September 2014 Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of the Bases in Okinawa
(the reshuffled Second Abe Cabinet)
December 2012 Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Strengthening National Security
(the Second Abe Cabinet)
September 2012 Executive Acting Secretary-General of LDP
October 2011 Chairperson, Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters of LDP
October 2007 Deputy Chairperson, Election Strategy Committee
August 2007 Director-General, Election Bureau of LDP
June 2007 Chairman, Federation of Kanagawa Prefecture LDP Branches
December 2006 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister for Privatization of the Postal Services
Minister of State for Decentralization Reform
(The First Abe Cabinet)
September 2006 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister for Privatization of the Postal Services
(the First Abe Cabinet)
November 2005 Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
(the Third Koizumi Reshuffled Cabinet)
October 2004 Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
September 2003 Parliamentary Secretary for International Trade and Industry
January 2002 Parliamentary Secretary for Land, Infrastructure and Transport
May 2001 Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
June 1997 Chairman, Federation of Yokohama City LDP Branches
October 1996 Elected Member of the House of Representatives for the first time, elected 8 times since
April 1987 Yokohama City Council Member (2 Terms)
April 1984 Secretary to the Minister for International Trade and Industry
April 1975 Secretary to Rep. OKONOGI Hikosaburo
March 1973 B.A. in Law, Hosei University

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