Satsuki Eda | |
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江田 五月 | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2010 | |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 27 June 2011 – 2 September 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Ryu Matsumoto |
| Succeeded by | Goshi Hosono |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 14 January 2011 – 2 September 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Yoshito Sengoku |
| Succeeded by | Hideo Hiraoka |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 10 July 1977 – 10 July 1983 | |
| Constituency | Nationwide district |
| In office 26 July 1998 – 25 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | Okayama at-large district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1941 Okayama, Japan |
| Died | 28 July 2021 (aged 80) Okayama, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1996–2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Democratic Federation (Before 1994) |
Satsuki Eda (江田 五月, Eda Satsuki, 22 May 1941 – 28 July 2021[1] in Okayama City[2]) was a Japanese politician who was the first opposition member to serve as the President of the House of Councillors in Japan. Eda had served for three terms in the House of Councillors before his election as president on 7 August 2007, after the success of the Democratic Party in the July 2007 election for the Japanese House of Councillors. He had earlier served four terms in the House of Representatives of Japan. Eda was also the head of the Science and Technology Agency.[3]
- ^ Profile at Democratic Party website.
- ^ "江田五月 プロフィール". Eda-jp.com. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Chisaki Watanabe, "Opposition to Lead Japan's Upper House", AP via Washington Post, 6 August 2007.