Tetsushi Sakamoto
坂本 哲志
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Assumed office
14 December 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byIchiro Miyashita
Minister of Loneliness
In office
12 February 2021 – 4 October 2021
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySeiko Noda
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
30 July 2007
Preceded byToshikatsu Matsuoka
ConstituencyKumamoto 3rd
In office
11 November 2003 – 8 August 2005
Preceded byToshikatsu Matsuoka
Succeeded byToshikatsu Matsuoka
ConstituencyKumamoto 3rd
Member of the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly
In office
1991–2003
ConstituencyKikuchi District
Personal details
Born (1950-11-06) 6 November 1950
Political partyLiberal Democratic
(1991-1993, 1998-2003, 2007-present)
Other political
affiliations		New Party Sakigake
(1993-1998)
Independent
(2003-2007)
Alma materChuo University

Tetsushi Sakamoto (坂本 哲志, Sakamoto Tetsushi, born 1950) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Loneliness from 12 February 2021 to 4 October 2021. He is also a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature), representing the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan).

Career

A native of Ōzu, Kumamoto and graduate of Chuo University, he had served in the assembly of Kumamoto Prefecture for four terms since 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

His profile on the LDP website:[1]

  • Member, Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly
  • Parliamentary Secretary for Internal Affairs and Communications (Fukuda and Aso Cabinet)
  • Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee of LDP
  • Acting Director, Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Division of LDP
  • Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of LDP
  • Senior Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications / Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office

Sakamoto is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[2] a member of the related group at the Diet, as well as of the group related to Shintō Seiji Renmei at the Diet.

Minister of Loneliness

On 12 February 2021, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga created a cabinet post to alleviate social isolation. Sakamoto was appointed to fill the post.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Profile on LDP website - retrieved Nov 19, 2014
  2. ↑ Nippon Kaigi website
  3. ↑ "Japan appoints 'minister of loneliness' to help people home alone". Nikkei. February 13, 2021. Archived from the original on February 23, 2021.
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