is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...

 and a member of the lower house

House of Representatives of Japan

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. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)

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 from 2006 to 2008 and is currently Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform.

He is a native of Atsugi, Kanagawa

Atsugi, Kanagawa

is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 225,622 and a population density of 2,410 persons per km². The total area was 93.83 km²...

 and a follower of Tenrikyo

Tenrikyo

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 as other LDP Representatives Hakuo Yanagisawa

Hakuo Yanagisawa

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, Fumio Kyuma

Fumio Kyuma

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, Sanae Takaichi

Sanae Takaichi

served in the following positions: Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Minister of State for Innovation, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Gender Equality and Minister of State for Food Safety in the Japanese...

, Bunmei Ibuki

Bunmei Ibuki

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, and Jinen Nagase

Jinen Nagase

is a Japanese politician who formerly served as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Shinzō Abe.He was born in Toyama and obtained his LL.B. from the University of Tokyo. After graduation, he worked in the Ministry of Labour...

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He is also a member of the Japan–Korea Parliamentarians' Union and the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union

Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union

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In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, appointed on 24 September 2008, Amari was appointed as Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform.

Life

He graduated from a Prefecture senior high school in Atsugi. In 1972, he graduated from the Keio University

Keio University

,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...

 law school.

• 1974: He left his job to run independent for the Kanagawa LDP office. He lost and went to work for his father.
• 1983: Connected to the New Liberal Club
  New Liberal Club
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  , he won a seat in the 1983 general election.
• 1989: Inaugurated as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

External links

Amari Akira official website