Fujita Fumitake (藤田 文武, Fumitake Fujita, born 27 December 1980) is a Japanese businessman and politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives for Nippon Ishin no Kai. He serves as Secretary-General of the party and Diet Group, having succeeded Nobuyuki Baba upon him being elected party leader.
Fujita Fumitake | |
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藤田 文武 | |
.jpg) Fujita in 2022 | |
| Secretary-General of the Japan Innovation Party | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nobuyuki Baba |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 22 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tomokatsu Kitagawa |
| Constituency | Osaka-12th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1980 Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Political party | Nippon Ishin no Kai (National) Osaka Restoration Association (Local) |
| Alma mater | University of Tsukuba |
Early life
editHe was born in Neygawa in Osaka Prefecture.[1] He graduated from Osaka Shijonawate High School, and then chose to attend the University of Tsukuba, majoring in sports industries. He was also a member of the Rugby teams in both High School and University.[2]
After graduating from University, he served as a P.E instructor at Shijonawate, his former High School, as well as Makino and Daito High Schools, all three of which were in Osaka.[2] He also coached the Rugby team at Shijonawate.[3] In 2005, he briefly left Japan to study sports management in New Zealand and Australia, before returning to Japan and working at a venture company. He then established KTAJ Co., LTD, a sports management business, and became its representative director.[2]
Political career
editIn 2012, he entered the first term of the Ishin Political School.[1] In 2017, he then decided to run in that year's general election for Osaka-12th as the Ishin candidate, facing off against LDP member Tomokatsu Kitagawa and JCP member Masanori Matsuo. He ultimately lost by five points, and was unable to secure a proportional block seat.[4] When Kitagawa passed away in 2018, he announced his candidacy in the by-election which occurred after. He ran against Tomokatsu's nephew, Shinpei Kitagawa, and former Opposition member Shinji Tarutoko on top of JCP member Takeshi Miyamoto. He won by nearly 8%, marking a gain for the party.[5]
In the 2021 Japanese general election, he won by nearly 20 points over Shinpei Kitagawa again. Once Toranosuke Katayama resigned as co-leader of the party and Nobuyuki Baba was appointed in his stead, the party chose to appoint Fujita as his replacement for Secretary-General.[6] In the 2022 Ishin leadership election, he supported Baba.[7]
He has been one of the foremost spokespersons in Nippon Ishin no Kai. He has also been extremely critical of the ruling LDP, stating that under no circumstances would Ishin form a coalition with the party, further saying that he would have to "see the election results before commenting on a coalition (with the CDP)."[8]
Personal life
editHis family consists of his two sons and a wife. Fujita saw the company he was working at in 2008 briefly enter financial shock due to the Great Recession, and after starting his own business, ran multiple gyms, acupuncture clinics, and nurse care facilities.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b https://fumitakefujita.com/ 藤田文武 日本維新の会 衆議院大阪12区支部長
- ^ a b c http://www.leaders-style.com/detail_320389.html 株式会社KTAJ 代表取締役│藤田文武のリーダースタイル
- ^ a b https://fumitakefujita.com/ 藤田文武 日本維新の会 衆議院大阪12区支部長 プロフィール
- ^ "第48回衆院選 大阪". 毎日新聞. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ "維新「鬼門」の堺市長選に照準 大阪連勝の余勢駆る". 産経新聞. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
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- ^ "馬場氏が出馬表明 松井氏「資質は十分評価」―維新代表選". 時事通信. 2022-08-02. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "連立判断は衆院選後 自民とは否定「あめ玉しゃぶらず」―維新幹事長". jiji. Jiji Press. Retrieved 14 March 2024.