is a Japanese

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of the

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, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature).

Early life

Ito is a native of

Nagoya, Aichi is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...

and graduated from

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. He began his political career by serving in the

Aichi Prefectural Assembly The is the legislative assembly of Aichi Prefecture. Its 103 members are elected in 57 districts by single non-transferable vote (SNTV) to four-year terms. The assembly is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural ordinances, voting o ...

from 1999 to 2005 and was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2005. He has since been re-elected multiple times. In October 2024, he was appointed Minister for Reconstruction in the cabinet of Prime Minister

Shigeru Ishiba Shigeru Ishiba (born 4 February 1957) is a Japanese politician who has served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2024. He has been a member of ...

. His areas of focus include disaster prevention, environmental policy, and public infrastructure development."

Political career

Ito was elected to the first of his two terms in the

in 1999 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005, representing the Aichi 8th constituency. He lost the seat in the 2009 election but was reelected in 2012. As of 2024, he remains a member of the House of Representatives, holding a seat as a Tōkai proportional representation member. In October 2024, Ito was appointed Minister for Reconstruction in the

cabinet. He is part of the group of incoming representatives commonly referred to as the “

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.”

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* in Japanese. 1964 births Living people Politicians from Nagoya Waseda University alumni Koizumi Children Members of the House of Representatives from Aichi Prefecture Members of the Aichi Prefectural Assembly Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2021–2024 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2024– {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub

Early life

Political career

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