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Shuichi Kato (politician)

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Shuichi Kato
加藤 修一
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
23 July 1995 – 28 July 2013
ConstituencyNational PR
Personal details
Born (1947-09-28) 28 September 1947 (age 77)
Tanno, Hokkaido, Japan
Political partyKomeito
Other political
affiliations
New Frontier (1995–1998)
EducationKitami Institute of Technology
Alma materHokkaido University

Shuichi Kato (加藤 修一, Katō Shūichi; born September 28, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

Early life

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Kato is a native of Tanno, Hokkaidō, and graduated from the Kitami Institute of Technology. He received a Ph.D. from Hokkaido University.

Political career

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Kato was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a member of the New Frontier Party.

He has served as the Deputy Minister of the Environment and Deputy Secretary General of the Komeito Party.

He served as a member of the House of Councillors until 2013.

References

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  • 政治家情報 〜加藤 修一〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
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