Seiichi Eto Explained

Seiichi Eto
Office2:Member of House of Representatives from Kyushu
Constituency2:Kyushu PR
Office3:Member of House of Representatives from Ōita
Predecessor3:Eijiro Hata
Successor3:Seat Abolished
Constituency3:Former 1st district (1990-1996)
1st district (1996-2000)
Office4:Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Predecessor4:Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi
Successor4:Taro Kono
Office5:Minister of State for Consumer and Food Safety
Predecessor5:Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi
Successor5:Shinji Inoue
Office6:Minister of State for Declining Birth Rates
Predecessor6:Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi
Successor6:Satoshi Sakamoto
Office7:Minister of State for Ocean Policy
Predecessor7:Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi
Successor7:Hachiro Okonogi
Birth Date:1 October 1947
Birth Place:Oita, Japan
Party:Liberal Democratic Party
Alma Mater:Oita University (BEc)
Office1:Member of the House of Councillors
Constituency1:National PR

is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Ōita, Ōita and graduate of Oita University, he had served in the city assembly of Ōita for two terms since 1973 and the assembly of Ōita Prefecture for two terms since 1979. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 after an unsuccessful run in 1986. In 2000 he lost the seat but was re-elected three years later. He, however, lost the seat again in 2005. In 2007 he ran for the House of Councillors and was elected.

In 2019 Eto entered the 4th Abe cabinet as the Minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs.

Eto is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.[1]

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  1. "Nationalist ‘Japan Conference’ building its clout" - Korea JoongAng Daily - May 3, 2013