Mitsuhide Iwaki

Mitsuhide Iwaki (岩城 光英, Iwaki Mitsuhide, born 4 December 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Sophia University with a B.L., he worked at Suntory and served in the city assembly of Iwaki for two terms since 1980, in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for two terms from 1986 and as mayor of Iwaki for two terms from 1990. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.

Mitsuhide Iwaki
岩城 光英
Minister of Justice
In office
7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYōko Kamikawa
Succeeded byKatsutoshi Kaneda
Personal details
Born (1949-12-04) 4 December 1949
Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materSophia University

Iwaki was named Minister of Justice in Shinzo Abe cabinet on 7 October 2015.

Conservative views

Iwaki is a member of the Sinseiren parliamentary group (fundamentalist Shinto).

On 18 October 2015, a few days after joining Shinzo Abe's cabinet, Iwaki visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.[1]

References
  1. "Two cabinet ministers visit Yasukuni shrine" (Japan Times 2015/10/18)
  • 政治家情報 〜岩城 光英〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 30 November 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2007. External link in |work= (help)
Political offices
Preceded by
Yōko Kamikawa		 Minister of Justice
2015–2016		 Succeeded by
Katsutoshi Kaneda


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