Jun Azumi

This article is about the politician. For the voice actor, see Jun Azumi (voice actor).

Jun Azumi 安住 淳
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 September 2011
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Yoshihiko Noda
Personal details
Born	(1962-01-17) 17 January 1962 Oshika, Miyagi, Japan
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Waseda University

Jun Azumi (安住 淳, Azumi Jun, born January 17, 1962) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Oshika District, Miyagi and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the public broadcaster NHK from 1985 to 1993. He ran for the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as an independent (Japan New Party and New Party Harbinger endorsement) in the three-member Miyagi 2nd district, but lost as two Liberal Democrats and one Socialist carried the district for the established parties. He later joined New Party Harbinger and participated in the foundation of the DPJ in 1996. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as a Democratic candidate in the 1996 election in the new single-member Miyagi 5th district. In September 2011 he was appointed as Finance Minister in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.

References

• "政治家情報 〜安住 淳〜". ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

• Official website in Japanese.