Hideya Sugio | |
Native Name: | 杉尾 秀哉 (すぎお ひでや) |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Term Start: | 2016 |
Predecessor: | Toshimi Kitazawa |
Birth Date: | September 30, 1957 |
Birth Place: | Fukuoka Prefecture |
Party: | Constitutional Democratic Party Social Democratic Party |
Hideya Sugio is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Sugio is part of the CDP's shadow cabinet 'Next Cabinet' as the shadow Minister in Charge of the Cabinet.[1]
He graduated from Tokyo University in 1981, and worked for Tokyo Broadcasting System and Japan News Network before entering politics.[2]
he had announced his candidacy on January 11, 2016.[3] In 2020, he and Hiroyuki Konishi failed a lawsuit for defamation demanding internet providers and others who may provide the identity behind the Twitter user known as "Dappi".[4] [5]