SUGA Yoshihide

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Elected: Kanagawa 2nd District (single-seat constituency), nine times
• Born: 6 December 1948, Akinomiya, Yuzawa, Akita
• Education:
• Faculty of Law, Hosei University

• Career:
• Secretary to OKONOGI Hikosaburo, Member of the House of Representatives (HR)
• Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Industry
• Member, Yokohama City Council (two terms)
• Chairperson, Federation of Yokohama Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Branches
• Member, LDP General Council
• Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Diet Affairs Committee
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Election Strategy Committee
• Chairperson, Federation of Kanagawa Prefecture LDP Branches
• Chairperson, LDP Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters
• Executive Acting Secretary-General, LDP
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
• State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
• Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications;
• Minister for Privatization of the Postal Services
• Minister of State for Decentralization Reform
• Chief Cabinet Secretary
• Minister in charge of Strengthening National Security
• Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of the Bases in Okinawa
• Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
• The 26th President, LDP
• The 99th Prime Minister