Kazuo Shii
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| Kazuo Shii | |
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| Chair of Japanese Communist Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 24, 2000 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 18, 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1954 Yotsukaidō, Chiba |
| Political party | Japanese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | shii.gr.jp |
Kazuo Shii (志位 和夫 Shii Kazuo, born 29 July 1954) is a Japanese politician and chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP).
Early life
Shii was born in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Physical Engineering at Tokyo University. He joined the JCP during his first year at the University and became an active participant in the party's student wing.
Political career
In 1990 Shii became the head of the Secretariat and was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 1993. At the party congress in 2000 Shii was elected as party leader.
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| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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| New title Introduction of proportional representation |
Representative for the Southern Kantō PR block 1996– |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Ken'ichi Ueno Hideo Usui Kazuo Eguchi Kazuo Torii Masayuki Okajima |
Representative for Chiba 1st district 1993–1996 Served alongside: Yoshihiko Noda, Masayuki Okajima, Kazuo Torii, Hideo Usui |
District eliminated |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Tetsuzō Fuwa |
JCP central committee chairman 2000– |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Mitsuhiro Kaneko |
Head of the JCP central committee secretariat 1990–2000 |
Succeeded by Tadayoshi Ichida |
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