Muneo Suzuki

Muneo Suzuki
鈴木 宗男
Suzuki in 2023
Leader of New Party Daichi
Assumed office
19 August 2002
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
29 July 2019
ConstituencyNational
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
In office
11 September 1997 – 30 July 1998
Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Preceded byJitsuo Inagaki
Succeeded byKichio Inoue
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
12 June 2005 – 15 September 2010
Preceded byTakafumi Yamashita
Succeeded byTakahiro Asano
ConstituencyHokkaido PR
In office
19 December 1983 – 10 October 2003
Preceded byIchiro Nakagawa
Succeeded byGaku Ishizaki (PR)
ConstituencyHokkaido PR (1996–2003)
Hokkaido-5th (1983–1996)
Personal details
Born (1948-01-31) 31 January 1948 (age 76)
Ashoro, Hokkaido
NationalityJapanese
Political partyNew Party Daichi
Other political
affiliations
LDP (1983–2002)
Independent (2002–2005, 2010–2017)
JIP (2019–2023)
RelativesTakako Suzuki (daughter)
Alma materTakushoku University
WebsiteOfficial blog

Muneo Suzuki (鈴木 宗男 Suzuki Muneo, born 31 January 1948), commonly known simply as "Muneo" due to his common last name, is a Japanese politician from Ashoro, Hokkaidō, currently serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2019, representing the National PR block.