Tetsuo Saito | |
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斉藤 鉄夫 | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Chief Representative of Komeito | |
| Assumed office 9 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Keiichi Ishii |
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |
| In office 4 October 2021 – 11 November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida Shigeru Ishiba |
| Preceded by | Kazuyoshi Akaba |
| Succeeded by | Hiromasa Nakano |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 2 August 2008 – 16 September 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Ichirō Kamoshita |
| Succeeded by | Sakihito Ozawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 19 July 1993 | |
| Constituency | Hiroshima 1st (1993–1996) Chugoku PR block (1996–2021) Hiroshima 3rd (2021–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1952 Ōnan, Shimane, Japan |
| Political party | Komeito |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Physical engineer Politician |
Tetsuo Saito (斉藤 鉄夫, Saitō Tetsuo, born February 5, 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Komeito, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Saito is currently serving his fifth term in the Lower House by Chugoku proportional election[1] and is the current Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
- ^ Japan Times, "Fukuda's new lineup", August 3, 2008.