Shin Tsuchida

Shin Tsuchida
土田 慎
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 October 2021
Preceded by	Ichirō Kamoshita
Constituency	Tokyo 13th
Personal details
Born	(1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 34) Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Kyoto University

Shin Tsuchida (born 30 October 1990) is a Japanese politician from the Liberal Democratic Party who has represented Tokyo's 13th district in the House of Representatives since 2021.[1]

He is the first member of the National Diet who was born in the Heisei era along with Yuki Baba.

Early life and career

Tsuchida was born in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. He studied economics at Kyoto University and joined Recruit Lifestyle (now Recruit) after graduating. After working as a secretary to a member of the House of Representatives, he served as secretary to the President of the House of Councillors, Akiko Santō, and as a public secretary.[2][3]

Political career

Tsuchida ran for the House of Representatives in the 2021 election endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party. He was elected to the Tokyo 13th district as the successor to Ichirō Kamoshita.

On 15 September 2023, he became Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Digital Affairs and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (in charge of administrative reform and regulatory reform) in the Second Kishida Cabinet.[4]

Tsuchida supported Digital Minister Taro Kono in the 2024 LDP presidential election, which Shigeru Ishiba ultimately won.[5] Tsuchida was re-elected in the 2024 election subsequently called by Ishiba in October, defeating Yosuke Mori of the Democratic Party for the People (Mori was elected through proportional representation).[6] In November of the same year, he was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance in the Second Ishiba Cabinet.[7]

References

1. "土田しんオフィシャルサイト │ 自由民主党 衆議院議員". 土田しんオフィシャルサイト │ 自由民主党 衆議院議員 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-01.
2. "活躍する校友 2021衆院選当選議員". z-kaisei.org (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
3. "プロフィール". www.tsuchida-shin.jp. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
4. "「内閣府における大臣・副大臣・大臣政務官の担当分野表」" (PDF). 内閣府 (PDF). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
5. 産経新聞 (2024-09-12). "河野太郎氏の推薦人一覧 自民党総裁選". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-01-25.
6. "東京１３区で自民党の土田慎氏が当選". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
7. "第２次石破内閣 大臣政務官名簿". 首相官邸ホームページ (in Japanese). 内閣官房内閣広報室. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-30.