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佐藤 英道
さとう ひでみち
SATO Hidemichi
衆議院議員Member of the House of Representatives
中道改革衆議院· House of Representatives(比)北海道· Hokkaido Proportional Representation Block中道改革連合・無所属· Centrist Reform Union and Independents6 terms
Born 1960-09-26 · 宮城県名取市 (Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture)
Policy issues
Career & history
Government Posts
- Appointed State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and State Minister of the Cabinet Office (Second Kishida Cabinet) on November 12, 2021.
- Continued as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Third Abe Reshuffled Cabinet) on October 9, 2015.
- Re-appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Third Abe Cabinet) on December 24, 2014.
- Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Second Abe Reshuffled Cabinet) on September 4, 2014.
Party Posts
- Appointed Acting Secretary-General and Member of the Central Secretariat of the Komei Party in September 2025.
- Appointed Representative of the Hokkaido Headquarters of the Komei Party in December 2024.
- Appointed Chairperson of the Diet Affairs Committee of the Komei Party in September 2024.
- Appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Diet Affairs Committee of the Komei Party in October 2020.
- Appointed Member of the Central Secretariat and Chairperson of the Organization Public Relations Committee of the Komei Party in September 2020.
- Appointed Chairperson of the Hokkaido Development and Promotion Committee of the Komei Party in October 2019.
- Appointed Chairperson of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Division of the Komei Party in September 2017.
- Appointed Chairperson of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Division of the Komei Party in September 2016.
- Appointed Acting Representative of the Hokkaido Headquarters of the Komei Party in January 2013.
- Appointed Secretary-General of the Hokkaido Headquarters of the Komei Party in December 2008.
Committee Chairs
- Appointed Chairman of the Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications of the House of Representatives in October 2025.
- Appointed Director of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the House of Representatives in October 2018.
- Appointed Director of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the House of Representatives in November 2017.
- Appointed Director of the Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of the House of Representatives in October 2016.
- Appointed Director of the Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems of the House of Representatives in October 2013.
- Appointed Chairman of the Standing Committee on Environmental and Life Affairs of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in May 2011.
- Appointed Chairman of the Special Committee on Shinkansen and Comprehensive Transportation Systems of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in May 2007.
- Appointed Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee on Shinkansen and Comprehensive Transportation Systems of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in June 2005.
- Appointed Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee on Construction of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in June 2001.
- Appointed Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee on Northern Territories Measures of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in May 1999.
Professional Career
- Resigned from the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in November 2012.
- Appointed President of the PTA at Sapporo Municipal Shinkotoni Kita Junior High School in April 2004.
- Re-assigned to the Hokkaido Branch of the Komei Shimbun in October 1994.
- Assigned to the Tohoku Branch of the Komei Shimbun in October 1993.
- Assigned to the Hokkaido Branch of the Komei Shimbun in October 1987.
- Joined the Komei Shimbun as a reporter in April 1986.
Education
- Completed the Master's program at the Graduate School of Economics, Soka University in March 1986.
- Graduated from Soka University, Faculty of Economics in March 1984.
- Graduated from Sendai Municipal Sendai High School in March 1979.
Other
- Re-elected for a sixth term in the House of Representatives (Centrist Reform Alliance) in the 51st General Election on February 8, 2026.
- Re-elected for a fifth term in the House of Representatives in the 50th General Election on October 27, 2024.
- Re-elected for a fourth term in the House of Representatives in the 49th General Election on October 31, 2021.
- Re-elected for a third term in the House of Representatives in the 48th General Election on October 22, 2017.
- Re-elected for a second term in the House of Representatives in the 47th General Election on December 14, 2014.
- First elected to the House of Representatives (Proportional Representation Hokkaido Block) in the 46th General Election on December 16, 2012.
- Re-elected for a fifth term in the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in April 2011.
- Re-elected for a fourth term in the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in April 2007.
- Re-elected for a third term in the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in April 2003.
- Re-elected for a second term in the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly in April 1999.
- First elected to the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly (Kita-ku, Sapporo) in April 1995.
- Born on September 26, 1960, in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Elections
Committee memberships
Offices
Diet Office
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札幌事務所
- Phone
- 011-688-5450
- Fax
- 011-688-5451
北海道札幌市中央区北1条西19丁目 緒方ビル4F
Ogata Bldg. 4F, 19-chome Kita 1-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
佐藤英道 札幌事務所
- Phone
- 011-815-5533
- Fax
- 011-815-5544
北海道札幌市豊平区平岸3条13丁目5-11
5-11 Hiragishi 3-jo 13-chome, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido