Shun'ichi Suzuki (鈴木 俊一, Suzuki Shun'ichi, born 13 April 1953) is a Japanese politician who serves as minister of finance since October 2021. He is serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Background and career
A native of Tokyo Metropolis and graduate of Waseda University,[1] Suzuki and his wife belong to political dynasties: former Prime Ministers Zenkō Suzuki and Tarō Asō are respectively his father and his brother-in-law; his wife Chikako is related to Heikichi Ogawa and Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Suzuki was elected for the first time in 1990. He served as Minister of the Environment from 2002 to 2003 under Jun'ichirō Koizumi.[2]
Suzuki has been appointed Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games twice.
Other activities
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[3]
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[4]
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[5]
Political positions
Suzuki is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[6] and is a member of the Shikōkai faction of the LDP. He gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians in 2012:[7]
- in favor of the revision of the Constitution
- in favor of the right of collective self-defense (revision of Article 9)
- against the reform of the national legislature (unicameral instead of bicameral)
- in favor of reactivating nuclear power plants
- against the goal of zero nuclear power by 2030s
- in favor of the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Okinawa)
- in favor of evaluating the purchase of Senkaku Islands by the Government
- in favor of a strong attitude versus China
- against the participation of Japan to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
- against a nuclear-armed Japan
- against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage
Personal life
Tarō Asō is Suzuki's brother-in-law.
References
- ^ 時事ドットコム：国会議員 鈴木 俊一（すずき しゅんいち）, 時事通信社.
- ^ Official website, suzukishunichi.jp; accessed 18 June 2015.(in Japanese)
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Board of Governors Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
- ^ Board of Governors International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- ^ Nippon Kaigi website
- ^ senkyo.mainichi.jp/46shu/kaihyo_area_meikan.html?mid=A03002001001 Mainichi 2012, senkyo.mainichi.jp; accessed 18 June 2015.(in Japanese)
External links
- 政治家情報 〜鈴木 俊一〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- Suzuki Shunichi profile, jimin.jp; accessed 18 June 2015.
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