Kaneshige Wakamatsu Explained

Kaneshige Wakamatsu
Office:Member of the House of Councillors
Constituency:National proportional representation block
Country:Japan
Termstart:July 29, 2013
Birth Date:day=5 month=8 year=1955
Party:Komeito
Constituency2:Saitama 5th district (1947-1993)
Term Start2:1993
Term End2:1996
Constituency3:Saitama 6th district
Term Start3:1996
Term End3:2000
Constituency4:Northern Kanto PR
Termstart4:2000
Termend4:2003
Birth Place:Fukushima, Japan

Kaneshige Wakamatsu (born August 5, 1955, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician and accountant who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2013.[1] He previously served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 1993 to 2003.[2] He represents the National proportional representation block as a member of Komeito.

As of June 24, 2023, he is a member of the following committees:

Additionally, he serves as the director of the House of Councillors Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Career

He graduated from Chuo University in 1978, and passed the Certified Public Accountant Examination that same year. He worked as an accountant until his election to the House of Representatives in 1993. He won re-election in the 1996 election. In the 2000 election, he lost his seat, but was still elected through proportional representation. He was not re-elected in 2003.

In 2013, he won election to the House of Councillors. He was re-elected in 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr.WAKAMATSU Kaneshige:House of Councillors . 2023-06-25 . www.sangiin.go.jp.
  2. Web site: 2008-01-17 . State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080117073215/https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/koizumifukudaijin/010426/06wakamatsu.html . 2008-01-17 . 2023-06-25 .