Ken Saitō
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 is the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Shinzo Abe's cabinet. It is his third time being elected to the House of Representatives.[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]
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 |
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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