Koji Sato (politician)

Koji Sato
Koji Sato
佐藤公治
	Sato in 2013
Member of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 October 2017
Preceded by	Shizuka Kamei
Constituency	Hiroshima 6th (2017–2024); Hiroshima 5th (2024–present)
	In office; 25 June 2000 – 8 August 2005
Constituency	Chūgoku PR
Member of the House of Councillors
	In office; 29 July 2007 – 28 July 2013
Preceded by	Takeaki Kashimura
Succeeded by	Kensei Mizote
Constituency	Hiroshima at-large
Personal details
Born	28 July 1959 (age 65); Mukaishima, Hiroshima, Japan
Political party	CDP (since 2020)
Other political; affiliations	NFP (1994–1997); LP (1998–2003); DPJ (2003–2012); TPJ (2012); PLF (2012–2017); Kibō (2017–2018); Independent (2018–2020)
Alma mater	Keio University

Koji Sato (佐藤公治, Satō Kōji, born July 28, 1959) is a Japanese politician.

Overview

He is a politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Mitsugi District, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of Ichirō Ozawa's Liberal Party after running unsuccessfully in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. After the Liberal Party merged with the DPJ, he won the 2003 re-election but lost the 2005 re-election. In 2007, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.

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