Ken Saitō
Ken Saitō | |
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齋藤 健 | |
Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
| In office 14 December 2023 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Yasutoshi Nishimura |
| Succeeded by | Yoji Muto |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 November 2022 – 13 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Yasuhiro Hanashi |
| Succeeded by | Ryuji Koizumi |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Yūji Yamamoto |
| Succeeded by | Takamori Yoshikawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Southern Kanto PR (2009–2012) Chiba 7th (2012–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 齋藤 健 (Saitō Ken) 14 June 1959 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Harvard University (MPA) |
Ken Saitō (齋藤 健, Saitō Ken; born 14 June 1959) is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party who served as the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from December 2023 to October 2024. Also serving in the Japanese House of Representatives, Saito served as the Minister of Justice from November 2022 to September 2023 and was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from August 2017 to October 2018.