Yosuke Suzuki Explained

Yosuke Suzuki (鈴木 庸介, born 21 November 1975) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives belonging to the Constitutional Democratic Party (1st term).[1]

History

Born in Kitaotsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo. He graduated from Nishisugamo Elementary School in Toshima Ward. While he was a student at Rikkyo University's Faculty of Economics, he was the captain of the wrestling club. After graduating from college, he joined NHK as a reporter. Suzuki acquired postgraduate degrees at Columbia University and the London School of Economics.[2]

He was appointed as the head of the Democratic Party of Japan's 10th district of Tokyo in December 2015.[3] [4] In October 2016, due to the resignation of Yuriko Koike from the House of Representatives in order to run as the Governor of Tokyo, Suzuki ran for the Democratic Party in the 10th district of Tokyo for the House of Representatives, but was defeated by the Liberal Democratic Party's member Masaru Wakasa.

On September 28, 2017, the Democratic Party decided to join the Party of Hope led by Koike without holding an official candidate for the 48th House of Representatives general election. On October 2, when Yukio Edano announced his intention to launch a new party, the Constitutional Democratic Party. Suzuki held a press conference with Akihiro Matsuo, Harumi Yoshida and others, who are the heads of the Democratic Party branch and expressed his intention to run for the Constitutional Democratic Party.[5]

In the 49th House of Representatives general election in October 2021, he ran for the Constitutional Democratic Party as candidate from the 10th district of Tokyo and was elected.[6] [7] In the representative election (held on November 30) following the resignation of Yukio Edano, he was named as a nominee for Junya Ogawa.[8] He represented as member of the Japanese Diet delegation at the OECD meeting on March 17 and 18, 2022[9]

On July 26, 2022, the Constitutional Democratic Party warned Suzuki, who entered Ukraine, where an evacuation advisory was issued, in the name of the secretary-general. He decided to suspend party positions such as the assistant chairman of the Policy Research Council for one month.[10]

Policy

Constitutional issues

Gender issues

Other

External links

Notes and References

  1. November 5, 3rd year of the Central Election Commission Notification No. 28
  2. Web site: Yosuke Suzuki Official Site . 2022-05-11 . ja.
  3. Web site: 2015-12-22 . 民主、衆参公認10人を内定 衆院補選で推薦も決定 . 2022-05-11 . 日本経済新聞 . ja.
  4. Web site: 第658回常任幹事会を開催 . 2022-05-11 . 民主党 . ja.
  5. Web site: INC . SANKEI DIGITAL . 2017-10-03 . 「立憲民主党に合流」東京で民進公認予定だった4氏 希望の党に公認申請せず . 2022-05-11 . 産経ニュース . ja.
  6. Web site: 日本放送協会 . 衆議院選挙2021 東京(千代田区・港区など)開票速報・選挙結果 小選挙区 NHK . 2022-05-11 . www.nhk.or.jp . ja.
  7. Web site: 2021衆院選:開票結果と当選者 東京 . 2022-05-11 . 毎日新聞 . ja.
  8. Web site: 立憲代表選、4陣営の推薦人は計90人 国会議員の7割固まる:朝日新聞デジタル . 2022-05-11 . 朝日新聞デジタル . ja.
  9. Web site: OECDグローバル議員ネットワーク会合結果概要 . 2022-05-11 . www.shugiin.go.jp.
  10. https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2022072600743&g=pol Ritsumin and Mr. Suzuki suspended
  11. Web site: 朝日・東大谷口研究室共同調査 - 2017衆院選:朝日新聞デジタル . 2022-05-11 . 朝日新聞デジタル . ja.
  12. Web site: 鈴木 庸介(立憲民主党) 朝日・東大調査 - 2021衆議院選挙(衆院選):朝日新聞デジタル . 2022-05-11 . 朝日新聞デジタル . ja.
  13. Web site: 日本放送協会 . [NHK衆議院選挙]練馬区の一部など東京10区の候補者アンケート - 衆院選2021 NHK ]. 2022-05-11 . www.nhk.or.jp . ja.
  14. House of Representatives Internet TV. Live recording of the legal session on 1st of March 2022 https://www.shugiintv.go.jp/jp/index.php?ex=VL&deli_id=53737&media_type=