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Tetsuo Saito
斉藤 鉄夫
Official portrait, 2021
Chief Representative of Komeito
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 November 2024
Preceded byKeiichi Ishii
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
In office
4 October 2021 – 11 November 2024
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Shigeru Ishiba
Preceded byKazuyoshi Akaba
Succeeded byHiromasa Nakano
Minister of the Environment
In office
2 August 2008 – 16 September 2009
Prime MinisterYasuo Fukuda
Tarō Asō
Preceded byIchirō Kamoshita
Succeeded bySakihito Ozawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 July 1993
ConstituencyHiroshima 1st (1993–1996)
Chugoku PR (1996–2021)
Hiroshima 3rd (2021–present)
Personal details
Born (1952-02-05) 5 February 1952 (age 72)
Ōnan, Shimane, Japan
Political partyKomeito
Alma materTokyo Institute of Technology
OccupationPhysical engineer
Politician

Tetsuo Saito (斉藤 鉄夫, Saitō Tetsuo, born February 5, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Komeito, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Saito is currently serving his fifth term in the Lower House by Chugoku proportional election[1] and is the current Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Career

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A native of Ōchi District, Shimane, he attended Tokyo Institute of Technology as an undergraduate studying applied physics, graduating in 1976, and received a Ph.D. in engineering from the same school. His first employment was with the major construction firm Shimizu Corporation. Saito was a visiting researcher at Princeton University for three years beginning in 1986. He was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1993.[1]

Saito is known for his ties with NASA as well as expert knowledge of lunar bases and clean energy technology. Due to his knowledge in these areas, he was appointed parliamentary secretary of science and technology in 1999 in the Keizo Obuchi administration.[1]

Saito was appointed Minister of the Environment by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on 1 August 2008.[2] In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tarō Asō, appointed on 24 September 2008, Saito was retained in his post.[3]

On 9 November 2024, Saito was selected as leader of Komeito following an extraordinary party convention to replace Keiichi Ishii, who lost his parliamentary seat in the 2024 Japanese general election.[4]

Personal life

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His main hobbies are swimming and trains.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Japan Times, "Fukuda's new lineup", August 3, 2008.
  2. ^ "Fukuda overhauls Cabinet / LDP executive shakeup also elevates Aso to party No. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, August 2, 2008.
  3. ^ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, September 25, 2008.
  4. ^ 4 "Land minister Tetsuo Saito takes helm of Japan coalition partner Komeito". Kyodo News. 2024-11-09. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ Profile
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of the Environment
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
2021–2024 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Policy Research Council, Komeito
2006–2008
2009–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary General of the Komeito
2018–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Representative of Komeito
2024–present 		Incumbent


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