Yoshito Sengoku
Yoshito Sengoku | |
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仙谷 由人 | |
Tokushima's 1st district (1996–2012, 1990–1993) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1946 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1996–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Party (Before 1996) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo (Incomplete) |
| Website | Official website |
Yoshito Sengoku (仙谷 由人, Sengoku Yoshito, born January 15, 1946 – October 11, 2018) was a Japanese
Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan
.
Overviews
He was born in
Tokushima, Tokushima prefecture. While studying in the University of Tokyo, he passed the bar exam and therefore dropped out of the university. He was elected for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party
.
Viewed as a close ally of Prime Minister Naoto Kan, the opposition Liberal Democratic Party has labeled Sengoku as the "second" Prime Minister of the Kan cabinet. Sengoku denies that he wields any extraordinary influence in the government and praised Kan as a "strong leader".[1]
In January 2011, he was ousted from his position as a top cabinet member due to swelling pressure from the opposition, namely the Liberal Democratic Party and
Komeito Party, to execute cabinet reform. Sengoku was replaced by Yukio Edano
, who was expected to yield much influence over Kan as a protégé of Sengoku.
In March 2011, Prime Minister Naoto Kan appointed Sengoku as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary.[2]
He lost his seat in the December 16, 2012 general election.[3]
References
- ^ "Sengoku's growing influence causes a stir". The Japan Times. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Kan brings Sengoku back into gov't to deal with nuke crisis". Kyodo News English. March 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 20, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
External links
- Official website Archived 2010-02-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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