Mitsuru Sakurai
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Mitsuru Sakurai
Mitsuru Sakurai (桜井 充, Sakurai Mitsuru, born 1956) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
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Mitsuru Sakurai (at the Central Government Building No.5 on November 13, 2012)
A native of Sendai, Miyagi, he attended Tokyo Medical and Dental University as an undergraduate and received a Ph.D in medicine from Tohoku University. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004. He was made Deputy Treasury Minister in 2010.
References[]
- 政治家情報 〜桜井 充〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2007-11-11. External link in
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External links[]
- Official website in Japanese.
Categories:
- Members of the House of Councillors (Japan)
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University alumni
- Tohoku University alumni
- Living people
- 1956 births
- People from Sendai
- Democratic Party of Japan politicians
- Japanese politician, 1950s birth stubs