Seiken Sugiura

Seiken Sugiura
杉浦 正健
Official portrait, 2005
Minister of Justice
In office
31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byChieko Nōno
Succeeded byJinen Nagase
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
(Political affairs, House of Representatives)
In office
7 May 2004 – 31 October 2005
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byHiroyuki Hosoda
Succeeded byJinen Nagase
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
21 October 1996 – 21 July 2009
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byYasuhiro Nakane
ConstituencyAichi 12th
In office
8 July 1986 – 18 June 1993
ConstituencyAichi 4th
Personal details
Born (1934-07-26) 26 July 1934 (age 90)
Yahagi, Aichi, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Third Realigned Koizumi Cabinet
(2005-10-31)
SecretaryShinzō Abe
Internal AffairsHeizō Takenaka
JusticeSeiken Sugiura
Foreign AffairsTaro Aso
FinanceSadakazu Tanigaki
EducationKenji Kosaka
HealthJirō Kawasaki
AgricultureShoichi Nakagawa
EconomyToshihiro Nikai
LandKazuo Kitagawa
EnvironmentYuriko Koike
DefenseFukushiro Nukaga
Ministers of State

Seiken Sugiura (杉浦 正健 Sugiura Seiken, born July 26, 1934) is a Japanese politician and lawyer. He was named Minister of Justice[1] on October 31, 2005[2] and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Being a Buddhist, he imposed a moratorium on executions during his time as Minister of Justice.[3]

He was defeated in the 2009 election by Yasuhiro Nakane, a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He has remained engaged in discussions over the death penalty in Japan since leaving politics.[4] On October 3, 2015, he spoke at a World Day against the Death Penalty event in Tokyo, along with Hideo Hiraoka, who was justice minister under the Democratic Party of Japan.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Japan Housewives May Judge Killers as Lawyers Condemn Hangings". Bloomberg. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. ^ Yoshida, Reiji Koizumi warns ministers following gaffe by Sugiura November 2, 2005 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
  3. ^ New justice minister still not sold on death penalty November 4, 2005 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
  4. ^ Death Penalty Pros and Cons August 5, 2012 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
  5. ^ 2 ex-justice ministers join anti-death penalty rally October 3, 2015 Mainichi Shimbun Retrieved October 4, 2015
House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Chair, Lower House Committee on Judicial Affairs
1998–1999 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by State Minister for Foreign Affairs
2001–2002
Served alongside: Shigeo Uetake 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
2004–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice of Japan
2005–2006 		Succeeded by


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