| Seiichi Eto | |
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| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 30, 2007 (2007-07-30) | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Member of House of Representatives from Kyushu | |
| In office July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30) – August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) | |
| Constituency | Kyushu PR |
| Member of House of Representatives from Ōita | |
| In office February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19) – June 2, 2000 (2000-06-02) | |
| Preceded by | Eijiro Hata |
| Succeeded by | Seat Abolished |
| Constituency | Former 1st district (1990-1996) 1st district (1996-2000) |
| Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs | |
| In office September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11) – September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) | |
| Preceded by | Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi |
| Succeeded by | Taro Kono |
| Minister of State for Consumer and Food Safety | |
| In office September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11) – September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) | |
| Preceded by | Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi |
| Succeeded by | Shinji Inoue |
| Minister of State for Declining Birth Rates | |
| In office September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11) – September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) | |
| Preceded by | Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi |
| Succeeded by | Satoshi Sakamoto |
| Minister of State for Ocean Policy | |
| In office September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11) – September 16, 2020 (2020-09-16) | |
| Preceded by | Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi |
| Succeeded by | Hachiro Okonogi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1947-10-01) October 1, 1947 (age 77) Oita, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Oita University (BEc) |
Seiichi Eto (衛藤 晟一, Etō Seiichi, born October 1, 1947) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ōita, Ōita and graduate of Oita University, he had served in the city assembly of Ōita for two terms since 1973 and the assembly of Ōita Prefecture for two terms since 1979. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 after an unsuccessful run in 1986. In 2000 he lost the seat but was re-elected three years later. He, however, lost the seat again in 2005. In 2007 he ran for the House of Councillors and was elected.
In 2019 Eto entered the 4th Abe cabinet as the Minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs.
Eto is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.
References
- "Nationalist ‘Japan Conference’ building its clout" - Korea JoongAng Daily - May 3, 2013
- 政治家情報 〜衛藤 晟一〜. / ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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