Koji Sato (politician)

Koji Sato (佐藤 公治, Satō Kōji, born July 28, 1959) is a Japanese politician.

Koji Sato
佐藤 公治
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
22 October 2017
Preceded byShizuka Kamei
ConstituencyHiroshima 6th district
In office
25 June 2000 – 8 August 2005
ConstituencyChugoku PR block
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2007 – 28 July 2013
ConstituencyHiroshima at-large district
Personal details
Born (1959-07-28) 28 July 1959 (age 65)
Mukaishima, Mitsugi District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Political partyCDP
Other political
affiliations
New Frontier
(until 1997, dissolution)
Liberal
(1998-2003, merger)
Democratic
(2003-2012)
Tomorrow
(2012)
Liberal
(2012-2017)
Kibō no Tō
(2017-2018, dissolution)
Independent
(2018-2020)
Alma materKeio University

Overview

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He is a politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Mitsugi District, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of Ichirō Ozawa's Liberal Party after running unsuccessfully in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. After the Liberal Party merged with the DPJ, he won the 2003 re-election but lost the 2005 re-election. In 2007, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

References

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  • 政治家情報 〜佐藤 公治〜. JANJAN ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-11-11.
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