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小泉龍司
JapanHouse of RepresentativesLiberal Democratic PartySaitama Prefecture · Saitama 11th districtMember of the House of Representatives

小泉龍司

Ryuji Koizumi

Profile

Ryuji Koizumi is a veteran Japanese politician and former bureaucrat currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives. After a career at the Ministry of Finance, he entered politics and has been elected to the Diet nine times. He served as the Minister of Justice from 2023 to 2024. Throughout his career, Koizumi has navigated various political affiliations, including periods as an independent and as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. His policy interests include constitutional reform, economic management, and social issues such as marriage equality, where he has expressed support for the potential benefits of legal recognition for same-sex couples.

Details

Born
1952-09-17 · 73 years old
Birth place
Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
Education
University of Tokyo (Faculty of Law), Columbia University (Visiting Researcher)
Career
Ministry of Finance official

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