Tsutomu Sato (politician)

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Tsutomu Sato (佐藤勉, Satō Tsutomu, born June 20, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shimotsuga District, Tochigi and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture for three terms.

In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, appointed on 24 September 2008, Sato was appointed as Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and Minister of State in charge of Disaster Management. This was Sato's first Cabinet appointment.^[1]

References

↑ "Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2", The Yomiuri Shimbun, 25 September 2008.

"政治家情報〜佐藤勉〜". ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20.

External links

Official website in Japanese.

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Name	Sato, Tsutomu
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Date of birth	1952
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