Kenji Wakamiya

Kenji Wakamiya (若宮 健嗣, Wakamiya Kenji, born September 2, 1961) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Chiyoda, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

Kenji Wakamiya
若宮 健嗣
Official portrait, 2024
Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Shinji Inoue
Succeeded by	Sanae Takaichi
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Shinji Inoue
Succeeded by	Taro Kono
Minister for the World Expo 2025
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Shinji Inoue
Succeeded by	Naoki Okada
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 17 December 2012 – 9 October 2024
Preceded by	Yoshio Tezuka
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Constituency	Tokyo 5th (2012–2021) Tokyo PR (2021–2024)
In office 12 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
Constituency	Tokyo PR
Personal details
Born	(1961-09-02) 2 September 1961 Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Keio University
Website	若宮けんじ

References

• 政治家情報 〜若宮 健嗣〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)