Akira Gunji

Akira Gunji
郡司 彰
Gunji in 2018
Vice President of the House of Councillors of Japan
In office
1 August 2016 – 1 August 2019
PresidentChuichi Date
Preceded byAzuma Koshiishi
Succeeded byToshio Ogawa
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
4 June 2012 – 26 December 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byMichihiko Kano
Succeeded byYoshimasa Hayashi
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
26 July 1998 – 25 July 2022
Preceded byOsamu Yatabe
Succeeded byMasako Dogomi
ConstituencyIbaraki at-large
Personal details
Born (1949-12-11) 11 December 1949 (age 75)
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Political partyCDP
Other political
affiliations		DPJ (1998–2016, merger)
DP (2016-2017)
Alma materRitsu-Takahagi High School
Meiji Gakuin University (dropped out)

Akira Gunji (郡司 彰, Gunji Akira, born 11 December 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and formerly a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He serves as Vice President of the House of Councillors.

Overview

A native of Mito, Ibaraki and dropout of Meiji Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.

References

  • 政治家情報 〜郡司 彰〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.


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