JapanHouse of RepresentativesLiberal Democratic PartyChiba Prefecture · Chiba 7th districtMember of the House of Representatives
齋藤健
Saitou Takeshi
Profile
Ken Saito is a Japanese politician and former bureaucrat currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives. A graduate of the University of Tokyo and Harvard Kennedy School, he began his career at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Since entering politics, he has held several high-level cabinet positions, including Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Saito is known for his focus on agricultural reform, trade policy, and economic revitalization. He has been elected to the House of Representatives seven times and currently serves as the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Chiba Prefectural Federation.
Details
- Born
- 1959-06-14 · 67 years old
- Birth place
- Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Education
- Waseda Jitsugyo School, Tokyo University of Education High School (now University of Tsukuba High School), University of Tokyo (Faculty of Economics), Harvard Kennedy School
- Career
- Official at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Vice Governor of Saitama Prefecture
