Mitsuhide Iwaki

Mitsuhide Iwaki
Minister of Justice
In office
7 October 2015  3 August 2016
Prime Minister Shinzō Abe
Preceded by Yōko Kamikawa
Succeeded by Katsutoshi Kaneda
Personal details
Born (1949-12-04) 4 December 1949
Iwaki, Japan
Political party Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater Sophia University

Mitsuhide Iwaki (岩城 光英 Iwaki Mitsuhide, born December 4, 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the National Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Sophia University with a B.L., he worked at Suntory and served in the city assembly of Iwaki for two terms since 1980, in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for two terms from 1986 and as mayor of Iwaki for two terms from 1990. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.

Iwaki was named Minister of Justice in Shinzo Abe cabinet on October 7, 2015.

Conservative views

Iwaki is a member of the Sinseiren parliamentary group (fundamentalist Shinto).

On October 18, 2015, a few days after joining Shinzo Abe's cabinet, Iwaki visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Yōko Kamikawa
Minister of Justice
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Katsutoshi Kaneda
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