Kenta Izumi

Kenta Izumi
Kenta Izumi
泉健太
	Izumi in 2022
Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 November 2021
Deputy	Seiji Osaka
Preceded by	Yukio Edano
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 April 2016
Preceded by	Kensuke Miyazaki
Constituency	Kyoto-3rd
	In office; 10 November 2003 – 12 April 2016
Preceded by	Shigefumi Okuyama
Constituency	Kinki PR (2012–2016); Kyoto-3rd (2003–2012);
Personal details
Born	29 July 1974 (age 50); Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Political party	CDP
Other political; affiliations	DPJ (2000–2016, merger); DP (2016–2017, split); Kibō (2017–2018); DPP (2018–2020)
Alma mater	Ritsumeikan University
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Kenta Izumi (泉健太, Izumi Kenta, born 29 July 1974) is a Japanese politician who has been the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP or CDPJ) since 30 November 2021. He is also a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature), currently for the Kyoto 3rd district.

A native of Sapporo and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.

Izumi was originally a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He later served as Diet affairs chief of Kibō no Tō.^[1]^[2] He also adhered to the Democratic Party for the People until 2020, when he joined the Constitutional Democratic Party.^[3]

Izumi was elected as the leader of the CDP in the 2021 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leadership election on 30 November 2021.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[3]

Political views

Izumi has been described as centrist and conservative.^[8] While opposing reforming article 9 of the Constitution of Japan, he is not against constitutional revision per se.^[9] With regards to national security, he rejects the adoption of nuclear weapons and enemy base strike capabilities.^[10]

Izumi favours same-sex marriage and an LGBT equality law.^[11] He also supports reducing dependency on nuclear energy and welcoming greater quotas of foreign workers. He endorses the possibility for women to ascend to the Imperial Throne.^[12]

References

^ "Finance Ministry unit says it will probe Moritomo document-tampering allegation". The Japan Times. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ Osaki, Tomohiro (14 November 2017). "Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike quits as head of opposition Kibo no To". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Kenta Izumi elected leader of Japan's main opposition in runoff". Nikkei Asia. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ "Izumi Elected Japan Opposition CDP's New Leader". Nippon.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ Johnston, Eric. "Japan's main opposition party seeks to rebuild under new leader Kenta Izumi". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ "Izumi elected leader of Japan's main opposition in runoff vote". The Mainichi. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ "Japan's largest opposition elects new leader". NHK WORLD News. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ "Editorial: New leader of Japan's opposition CDP faces rocky road to rejuvenate party". The Mainichi. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021. Izumi, 47, is a conservative, centrist young leader
^ "候補者詳細｜候補者アンケート｜zero選挙2021（衆議院選挙）｜日本テレビ".
^ "立憲近畿泉健太 | 第49回衆院選".
^ "[Nhk衆議院選挙]京都市伏見区・向日市など京都３区の候補者アンケート - 衆院選2021 NHK".
^ "立憲近畿泉健太第49回衆院選毎日新聞". mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

政治家情報〜泉健太〜 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-10-16.

External links

Official website in Japanese.

House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Kensuke Miyazaki	Member of the House of Representatives from Kyoto 3rd district 2016–	Incumbent
Preceded by N/A	Member of the House of Representatives from Kinki proportional representation block 2012–2014	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by Shigehiko Okuyama	Member of the House of Representatives from Kyoto 3rd district 2003–2012	Succeeded by Kensuke Miyazaki
Political offices
Preceded by Osamu Uno Kenta Matsunami Masayoshi Namiki	Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet Office 2009–2010 Served alongside: Kenji Tamura, Keisuke Tsumura	Succeeded by Yukihiko Akutsu Yasuhiro Sonoda Takashi Wada

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[1] "Finance Ministry unit says it will probe Moritomo document-tampering allegation". The Japan Times. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[2] Osaki, Tomohiro (14 November 2017). "Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike quits as head of opposition Kibo no To". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[Nikkei_Asia-3] "Kenta Izumi elected leader of Japan's main opposition in runoff". Nikkei Asia. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[4] "Izumi Elected Japan Opposition CDP's New Leader". Nippon.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[5] Johnston, Eric. "Japan's main opposition party seeks to rebuild under new leader Kenta Izumi". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[6] "Izumi elected leader of Japan's main opposition in runoff vote". The Mainichi. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[7] "Japan's largest opposition elects new leader". NHK WORLD News. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[8] "Editorial: New leader of Japan's opposition CDP faces rocky road to rejuvenate party". The Mainichi. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021. Izumi, 47, is a conservative, centrist young leader

[9] "候補者詳細｜候補者アンケート｜zero選挙2021（衆議院選挙）｜日本テレビ".

[10] "立憲近畿泉健太 | 第49回衆院選".

[11] "[Nhk衆議院選挙]京都市伏見区・向日市など京都３区の候補者アンケート - 衆院選2021 NHK".

[12] "立憲近畿泉健太第49回衆院選毎日新聞". mainichi.jp (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

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