Shun'ichi Suzuki (politician)
Shun'ichi Suzuki | |
|---|---|
鈴木 俊一 | |
Shinzō Abe | |
| Preceded by | Tamayo Marukawa |
| Succeeded by | Yoshitaka Sakurada |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 22 September 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Ohki |
| Succeeded by | Yuriko Koike |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Iwate | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Kōji Hata |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| In office 20 October 1996 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Kōji Hata |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| In office 18 February 1990 – 26 September 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | 1st multi member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1953 Tokyo |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Waseda University |
Shun'ichi Suzuki (鈴木 俊一, Suzuki Shun'ichi, born 13 April 1953) is a Japanese
House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party
.
Background and career
A native of
Jun'ichirō Koizumi.[2]
Suzuki has been appointed Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games twice.
Other activities
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[3]
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[4]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[5]
Political positions
Suzuki is affiliated to the openly
revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[6] and is a member of the Shikōkai faction of the LDP. He gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians in 2012:[7]
- in favor of the revision of the Constitution
- in favor of the right of collective self-defense (revision of Article 9)
- against the reform of the national legislature (unicameral instead of bicameral)
- in favor of reactivating nuclear power plants
- against the goal of zero nuclear power by 2030s
- in favor of the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Okinawa)
- in favor of evaluating the purchase of Senkaku Islands by the Government
- in favor of a strong attitude versus China
- against the participation of Japan to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
- against a nuclear-armed Japan
- against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage
Personal life
Tarō Asō is Suzuki's brother-in-law.
References
- ^ 時事ドットコム：国会議員 鈴木 俊一（すずき しゅんいち）, 時事通信社.
- ^ Official website, suzukishunichi.jp; accessed 18 June 2015.(in Japanese)
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Board of Governors Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
- ^ Board of Governors International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- ^ Nippon Kaigi website
- ^ senkyo.mainichi.jp/46shu/kaihyo_area_meikan.html?mid=A03002001001 Mainichi 2012, senkyo.mainichi.jp; accessed 18 June 2015.(in Japanese)
External links
- 政治家情報 〜鈴木 俊一〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- Suzuki Shunichi profile, jimin.jp; accessed 18 June 2015.
