Kazuyoshi Akaba

Japanese politician
赤羽 一嘉
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and TourismIn office
11 September 2019 – 4 October 2021Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Yoshihide SugaPreceded byKeiichi IshiiSucceeded byTetsuo SaitoMember of the Japanese House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 December 2012Preceded byKoichi MukoyamaConstituencyHyogo 2nd districtIn office
20 October 1996 – 30 August 2009Preceded byNew constituencySucceeded byKoichi MukoyamaConstituencyHyogo 2nd districtIn office
18 July 1993 – 20 October 1996
Serving with Ryuichi Doi, Hajime Ishii, Hiromi Okazaki, Yuichi Takami
Preceded byIchiro WatanabeSucceeded byConstituency abolishedConstituencyHyogo 1st district Personal detailsBorn (1958-05-07) 7 May 1958 (age 66)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanPolitical partyKomeitoAlma materKeio University

Kazuyoshi Akaba (赤羽 一嘉, Akaba Kazuyoshi, born May 7, 1958) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism from September 2019 to October 2021. He is also a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Hyogo 2nd district since 2012. A member of the Komeito Party, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993. He served as a representative until 2009, ending when he lost his re-election bid. In 2012, he ran again and successfully won back the seat.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜赤羽 一嘉〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-16.

External links

  • (in Japanese) Official website
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
2019–2021 		Succeeded by


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