Koji Sato (politician) - Misplaced Pages

Japanese politician (born 1959)

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

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	(1959-07-28) 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

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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