Ken Saitō
Ken Saitō | |
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齋藤 健 | |
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| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Yuji Yamamoto |
| Succeeded by | Takamori Yoshikawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2009 | |
| Constituency | Southern Kanto PR District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 齋藤 健 (Saitō Ken) 14 June 1959 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Ken Saitō (齋藤 健, Saitō Ken, born 14 June 1959) is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party serving in the Japanese House of Representatives. He served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Shinzo Abe's cabinet. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2009.[1] Saito is a member of the Ishiba faction, led by Shigeru Ishiba, which is critical of the Abe administration.[2] In his position, he has continued to keep the tariff hike on foreign beef.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Ken SAITO (The Cabinet) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet". japan.kantei.go.jp. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Bosack, Michael MacArthur (5 August 2017). "Abe's Cabinet Reshuffle, Explained". The Diplomat.
- ^ "New farm minister not interested in rethink of U.S. beef import curbs". The Japan Times. 9 August 2017.
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