Ken Saitō

Ken Saitō
齋藤 健
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Assumed office
14 December 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byYasutoshi Nishimura
Minister of Justice
In office
11 November 2022 – 13 September 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byYasuhiro Hanashi
Succeeded byRyuji Koizumi
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYūji Yamamoto
Succeeded byTakamori Yoshikawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
31 August 2009
ConstituencySouthern Kanto PR
(2009-2012)
Chiba 7th
(2012-present)
Personal details
Born
齋藤 健 (Saitō Ken)

(1959-06-14) 14 June 1959 (age 65)
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Harvard University (MPA)

Ken Saitō (齋藤 健, Saitō Ken, born 14 June 1959) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.[1] He has been the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry since December 2023. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2009.[2]

Saitō was the Minister of Justice from November 2022 to September 2023. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from August 2017 to October 2018. [3]

In August 2024, Saitō said that he was interested in running for the Liberal Democratic Party in the 2024 leadership election.[4] However a month later, he declined to run after not being able to get enough support.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "さいとう健の歩み | 自由民主党 衆議院議員 さいとう健 Official Site". 自由民主党　衆議院議員　さいとう健　Official Site | 自由民主党　衆議院議員　さいとう健　Official Site (in Japanese). 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. ↑ "Ken Saito (The Cabinet) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet". japan.kantei.go.jp. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  3. ↑ Ninivaggi, Gabriele (2023-06-06). "CDP submits censure motion in bid to delay immigration bill". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ↑ "斎藤健経産相、総裁選への出馬の意向固める　「私の憧れた自民党を取り戻す」」" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  5. ↑ "斎藤健経産相、総裁選への出馬の意向固める 「私の憧れた自民党を取り戻す」」" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 2024-08-23. Archived from the original on 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.