Atsushi Suzuki

Japanese politician (born 1988)
鈴木 敦
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 November 2021ConstituencySouthern Kanto PR Personal detailsBorn (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35)
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JapanPolitical partyFEFA (2023–present)Other political
affiliationsLiberal Party (before 2019)
DPFP (2019–2023)EducationSurugadai University (dropped out)Websitewww.suzuki-atsushi.com

Atsushi Suzuki (鈴木 敦, Suzuki Atsushi, born 15 December 1988) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives since 2021.[1] Suzuki is the fourth youngest member of the National Diet after Yuki Baba, Shin Tsuchida and Nobuchiyo Kishi.

Early life

Suzuki was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. After dropping out of Surugadai University, he became a staff member for former House of Representatives member and Liberal Party official Hiro Takayoshi[2] before becoming the staff in charge of the Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) National Diet Task Force.[3]

Political career

In October 2021, it was announced that the DPFP will run Suzuki as the party's candidate for Kanagawa's 10th District in the 2021 general election.[4] Partly due to his limited time for campaigning as he became the party's nominee just a few weeks before the election, he lost to Liberal Democratic Party candidate Kazunori Tanaka, but was elected in through the Southern Kanto proportional representation block.[5]

In November 2023, Suzuki alongside 4 other members split from the DPFP to become a founding member of Free Education for All, in which he was appointed as Chairman of the National Assembly Policy Committee.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "鈴木敦君_衆議院". www.shugiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ^ "【神奈川１０区】候補者４人の横顔 衆院選２０２１". カナロコ by 神奈川新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ^ "ホーム". 鈴木あつしオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  4. ^ "国民、神奈川１０区に新人の鈴木氏擁立へ「党の理念に共感」 衆院選２０２１". カナロコ by 神奈川新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  5. ^ "国民民主・鈴木氏、比例復活「チャンスあると思っていた」 衆院選２０２１". カナロコ by 神奈川新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  6. ^ 日本放送協会 (2023-12-01). "前原氏 新党結成を表明 与野党各党は影響見極め | NHK". NHKニュース. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  7. ^ 竹本能文 (2023-11-30). "前原氏ら国民民主に離党届、新党「教育無償化を実現する会」結成". Reuters (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
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