Yasushi Kaneko

Kaneko Yasushi
金子 恭之
Official portrait, 2021
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office
4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byRyota Takeda
Succeeded byMinoru Terada
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
25 June 2000
Preceded byMasayoshi Yagami
ConstituencyKumamoto 5th (2000–2017)
Kumamoto 4th (2017–present)
Personal details
Born (1961-02-27) 27 February 1961 (age 63)
Kuma, Kumamoto, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materWaseda University

Yasushi Kaneko (金子 恭之, Kaneko Yasushi, born February 27, 1961) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from October 2021 to August 2022. He is serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.