Hidehisa Otsuji | |
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尾辻 秀久 | |
President of the House of Councillors | |
Assumed office 3 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Akiko Santo |
Vice President of the House of Councillors | |
In office 30 July 2010 – 26 December 2012 | |
President | Takeo Nishioka Kenji Hirata |
Preceded by | Akiko Santō |
Succeeded by | Masaaki Yamazaki |
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare | |
In office 27 September 2004 – 31 October 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
Preceded by | Chikara Sakaguchi |
Succeeded by | Jirō Kawasaki |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
Assumed office 24 July 1989 | |
Constituency | National PR (1989-2013) Kagoshima at-large (2013-present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kaseda, Kagoshima, Japan | 2 October 1940
Political party | Liberal Democratic |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Hidehisa Otsuji (尾辻 秀久, Otsuji Hidehisa, born October 2, 1940) is a Japanese politician who serves as the President of the House of Councillors since August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he has been a member of the House of Councillors since 1989, serving as Vice President of the House of Councillors from 2010 to 2012 and as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2004 to 2005.