Akira Gunji

Vice President of the House of Councillors of JapanIn office
1 August 2016 – 1 August 2019PresidentChuichi DatePreceded byAzuma KoshiishiSucceeded byToshio OgawaMember of the House of CouncillorsIn office
26 July 1998 – 25 July 2022ConstituencyIbaraki at-largeMinister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesIn office
4 June 2012 – 26 December 2012Prime MinisterYoshihiko NodaPreceded byMichihiko KanoSucceeded byYoshimasa Hayashi Personal detailsBorn (1949-12-11) 11 December 1949 (age 74)
Mito, Ibaraki, JapanPolitical partyCDPOther political
affiliationsDPJ (1998–2016, merger)
DP (2016-2017)Alma materRitsu-Takahagi High School
Meiji Gakuin University (dropped out)

Akira Gunji (郡司 彰, Gunji Akira, born 11 December 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and formerly a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He serves as Vice President of the House of Councillors.

Overview

A native of Mito, Ibaraki and dropout of Meiji Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.

References

• 政治家情報 〜郡司 彰〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.