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Kenji Wakamiya

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Kenji Wakamiya (若宮 健嗣, Wakamiya Kenji, born September 2, 1961) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Kenji Wakamiya
若宮 健嗣
Minister of State for "Cool Japan"
Minister of State for the Intellectual Property Strategy
In office
4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byShinji Inoue
Succeeded bySanae Takaichi
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
In office
4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byShinji Inoue
Succeeded byTaro Kono
Minister for the World Expo 2025
In office
4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byShinji Inoue
Succeeded byNaoki Okada
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
17 December 2012
Preceded byYoshio Tezuka
ConstituencyTokyo 5th
(2012-2021)
Tokyo PR block
(2021-present)
In office
12 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
ConstituencyTokyo PR block
Personal details
Born (1961-09-02) September 2, 1961 (age 63)
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materKeio University
Website若宮けんじ

A native of Chiyoda, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.

References

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  • 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)