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Kentaro Sonoura

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Kentaro Sonoura
薗浦 健太郎
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister in charge of important national security policies
In office
3 August 2017 – 11 September 2019
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byMasahiko Shibayama
Succeeded byMitsuhiro Miyakoshi
Member of the House of Representatives from Chiba
In office
19 December 2012 – 21 December 2022
Succeeded byArfiya Eri
ConstituencyChiba 5th
In office
11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
ConstituencyChiba 5th
Personal details
Born (1972-06-03) June 3, 1972 (age 52)
Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Political partyIndependent (2022-present)
Other political
affiliations
LDP (2002-2022)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo (LLB)
Profession
  • Politician
  • reporter

Kentaro Sonoura (薗浦 健太郎, Sonoura Kentarō, born June 3, 1972) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He represented the 5th District of Chiba prefecture. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election after an unsuccessful run in 2003.

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References

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  1. ^ Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Dutch Royal House
  • 政治家情報 〜薗浦 健太郎〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
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