Toshitsugu Saito (斉藤 斗志二, Saitō Toshitsugu, born December 27, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fuji, Shizuoka and graduate of Sophia University, he attended Waseda University for graduate study and business school at the University of Washington in the United States. He was elected for the first time in 1986.
Toshitsugu Saito | |
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斉藤 斗志二 | |
 Official portrait, 2001 | |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 5 December 2000 – 26 April 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Kazuo Torashima |
| Succeeded by | Gen Nakatani |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 6 July 1986 – 21 July 2009 | |
| Constituency | Shizuoka 2nd (1986–1996) Shizuoka 5th (1996–2003) Tōkai PR (2003–2009) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1944 Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | Sophia University Waseda University University of Washington |
From 2001 to 2002 he was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now Minister of Defense).
References
edit- 政治家情報 〜斉藤 斗志二〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-20.
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External links
edit- Official website in Japanese.
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