Akira Nagatsuma

Akira Nagatsuma
長妻 昭
Nagatsuma in 2024
Executive Deputy President of the
Constitutional Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 24, 2024
LeaderYoshihiko Noda
Preceded bySeiji Osaka
In office
October 2, 2017 – September 15, 2020
LeaderYukio Edano
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHirofumi Hirano
Chairman of the Policy Bureau
Constitutional Democratic Party
In office
August 26, 2022 – September 24, 2024
LeaderKenta Izumi
Preceded byJunya Ogawa
Succeeded byKazuhiko Shigetoku
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
In office
September 16, 2009 – September 17, 2010
Prime Minister
Preceded byYōichi Masuzoe
Succeeded byRitsuo Hosokawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 26, 2000
Preceded byShigeru Kasuya
ConstituencyTokyo-7th (2009–present, 2000–2005)
Tokyo PR (2005–2009)
Personal details
Born (1960-06-14) June 14, 1960 (age 64)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyCDP
Other political
affiliations
Alma materKeio University
WebsiteOfficial website

Akira Nagatsuma (長妻 昭, Nagatsuma Akira, born June 14, 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Nagatsuma is currently the deputy leader and the head of the Tokyo chapter of the CDP.[1] He had served as the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the Hatoyama and Kan administration. He came to prominence when he reported missing records of public pension plans.[2] A native of Nerima, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2000 after unsuccessful runs in 1995 and 1996.

  1. ^ "立憲、東京都連設立へ 週明けにも 民進離党組、合流か" [DP council members will split and join the CDP at the establishment of the party's Tokyo chapter] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ Norimitsu Onishi, The New York Times, July 19, 2008: No Longer a Reporter, but a Muckraker Within Japan’s Parliament