Taizo Sugimura
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committee of Health, Labour and Welfare
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| In office September 11, 2005 – present |
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| Constituency | Minami-Kantō (South Kantō) |
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| Born | August 13, 1979 Asahikawa, Hokkaidō |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Aya Kazama (former office worker) |
| Residence | Minato, Tokyo |
| Website | http://www.sugimurataizo.net/ |
Taizō Sugimura (杉村太蔵 Sugimura Taizō?, b. August 13, 1979) is a Japanese politician and a member of the Diet of Japan, representing the Liberal Democratic Party.
Sugimura was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He attended the University of Tsukuba but dropped out in 2004.
Sugimura became the youngest member of the House of Representatives after the September 11, 2005 general election. He was not expected to win a seat, as he had been placed in 35th position on the LDP's proportional representation ticket for the Minami-Kanto bloc.
He first came to media attention for his excitement at the prospect of the range of perks available for elected politicians, including high class restaurants, first-class travel on the Shinkansen and being able to afford a BMW. Sugimura was reprimanded by LDP executives for his comments, and publicly apologised at a news conference on September 27, 2005 saying they had been "immature and irresponsible."
Sugimura announced his engagement with a woman named Aya Kazama (風間文?) on March 14, 2006; then, on May 12, he was spotted on the town with a secretary of former Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata. His alleged womanizing has been the topic of many women's magazine articles in Japan.
[edit] Collection of sayings
- "There's a word "pennies from heaven" (棚からぼた餅, Tana kara Botamochi) for me."
- "Now I can purchase the BMW I have wanted for so long."
- "I'm Koizumi children of 120 %."
- "I've never gone to a first-class Japanese style restaurant (料亭, Ryōtei), I'd love to go to one!"
- "Housing for the Diet members is 3LDK room, so I'm looking forward to it."
- "The Diet Members can ride JR for free."
- "A Diet Member's salary is 25, 000, 000 yen! (U.S. dollar: About 212,020 dollars)"
[edit] External links
- (Japanese)Taizo Sugimura blog
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