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Chief Representative Of Komeito
The is the highest position within Komeito. The current chief representative is Tetsuo Saito, who took office on 9 November 2024. Election The chief representative is elected by the Party Convention. To run for the leadership election, a candidate must be recommended by at least 10 Komeito members of the National Diet and submit a prescribed document outlining their candidacy aspirations and basic policies. Afterwards, the Party Convention delegates vote to elect the leader. List of chief representatives {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" , No. ! rowspan="2" , Name ! rowspan="2" , Constituency / title ! colspan="2" , Term of office ! rowspan="2" , Image ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="width:20%;" , Prime Minister of Japan, ! rowspan="2" , Government/ opposition , - !Took office !Left office , - , colspan="9" bgcolor="lightblue" , New Komei Party (1994–1998) , - , 1 , Kōshirō Ishida , Rep for Aichi 6th district, Aichi 6th , 5 December 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuo Saito
is a Japanese politician who serves as chief representative of the Komeito since 2024. He served as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism from 2021 to 2024 and Minister of the Environment from 2008 to 2009. Born in Shimane Prefecture, he was educated at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and worked as an engineer before entering politics. He was elected to serve as chief representative of the Komeito to succeed Keiichi Ishii, who was defeated in the 2024 election. Career Tetsuo Saito was born on 5 February 1952, in Ōchi District, Shimane. His father was a village councilman belonging to the Liberal Democratic Party and the head of a local group supporting Noboru Takeshita. Saito attended the Tokyo Institute of Technology as an undergraduate studying applied physics, graduating in 1976, and received a Ph.D. in engineering from the same school. His first employment was with the major construction firm Shimizu Corporation. Saito was a visiting researcher at P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
