Ken Saitō
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Ken Saitō (齋藤 健, Saitō Ken, born 14 June 1959) is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party who has been the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry since December 2023. Also serving in the Japanese House of Representatives, Saito served as the Minister of Justice from November 2022 to September 2023 and was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from August 2017 to October 2018.
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Ken Saitō | |
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齋藤 健 | |
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 64) Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo Harvard University (MBA) |
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