Kentaro Sonoura

Kentaro Sonoura
薗浦 健太郎
Official portrait, 2018
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister in charge of important national security policies
In office
3 August 2017 – 11 September 2019
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byMasahiko Shibayama
Succeeded byMitsuhiro Miyakoshi
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 December 2012 – 21 December 2022
Preceded byHirotami Murakoshi
Succeeded byArfiya Eri
ConstituencyChiba 5th
In office
11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
Preceded byHirotami Murakoshi
Succeeded byHirotami Murakoshi
ConstituencyChiba 5th
Personal details
Born (1972-06-03) 3 June 1972 (age 52)
Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Political partyIndependent (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations		LDP (2002–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo (LLB)
Profession
  • Politician
  • reporter

Kentaro Sonoura (薗浦 健太郎, Sonoura Kentarō, born June 3, 1972) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He represented the 5th District of Chiba prefecture as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election after an unsuccessful run in 2003.

Honours

References

  1. ^ Decoraties Staatsbezoeken Japan en Republiek Korea Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Dutch Royal House
  • 政治家情報 〜薗浦 健太郎〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
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