Minister of Justice
Seiken SUGIURA
Date of birth: July 26, 1934
Okazaki-city, Aichi Prefecture
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Aichi 12th district (Elected 6 times) |
- Education
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| 1957 | Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo |
- Career
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| 2005 | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Appointed Minister of Justice |
| 2004 | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| 2003 | Chairman, Seiwa Policies Research Commission
Member, Special Committee on Aid for Iraq, House of Representatives
Re-elected to the House of Representatives (fifth term)
Member, Research Commission on the Constitution, House of Representatives
Member, Subcommittee on the Ideal Structure of Government Organization, House of Representatives
Acting Chairman, LDP Party Organization Headquarters
Director, LDP Party Organization
Member, Commission on Policy Deliberations, LDP
Acting Chairman, Research Commission on the Judicial System, LDP
Chairman, Constitutional Reform Project Team, LDP |
| 2002 | Vacated Office of Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Director, Standing Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives
Chairman, Research Commission on the Constitution, House of Representatives
Member, General Council, LDP
Chief Secretary, National Vision Project Headquarters, LDP |
| 2001 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2000 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (fourth term)
Director-General, Information Research Bureau, LDP
Director, Judicial Affairs Committee, House of Representatives
President, Liberal Democratic Party of Aichi Prefecture
Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| 1999 | Deputy Chairman, General Council, LDP |
| 1998 | Chairman, Judicial Affairs Committee, House of Representatives |
| 1997 | Director, Treasury and Finance Division, Policy Research Council LDP |
| 1996 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (third term)
Director, Environment Division, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
| 1992 | Parliamentary Vice Minister, National Land Agency |
| 1990 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (second term)
Parliamentary Vice Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| 1986 | Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives |
| 1982 | Vice President of the Tokyo First Bar Association |
| 1972 | Admitted to the bar |
| 1958 | Advocating "Japan Living Together with Asia", co-founded the Asian Students Cultural Association and the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarships |
| 1957 | Entered Kawasaki Steel Corporation |
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