- Tsuneo Suzuki
is a
Japan esepolitician serving his sixth term in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native ofYokohama, Kanagawa and graduate ofWaseda University , he was elected for the first time in 1986 after an unsuccessful run in 1983, both as a member of the now-defunct partyNew Liberal Club . ["Japan Times ", "Fukuda's new lineup", August 3, 2008.]A 15-year reporter for the
Mainichi Shimbun , Suzuki began his career in politics as a secretary forYohei Kono , the current Lower House speaker. Regarded as a close associate of Kono, Suzuki has been heavily involved in education and environment issues, including efforts to revise the Funadmental Law of Education underShinzo Abe . Although he announced in October 2007 his intention to retire from politics at the end of this term, Suzuki was selected byYasuo Fukuda on August 1, 2008 as the cabinet's new Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. ["Japan Times ", "Fukuda's new lineup", August 3, 2008.]References
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External links
* [http://www.tsunesan.net/ Official website] in Japanese.
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