Ken Saitō

Ken Saitō
齋藤 健
Official portrait, 2023
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
In office
14 December 2023  1 October 2024
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byYasutoshi Nishimura
Succeeded byYoji Muto
Minister of Justice
In office
11 November 2022  13 September 2023
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byYasuhiro Hanashi
Succeeded byRyuji Koizumi
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office
3 August 2017  2 October 2018
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYūji Yamamoto
Succeeded byTakamori Yoshikawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
31 August 2009
Preceded byMulti-member district
ConstituencySouthern Kanto PR (2009–2012)
Chiba 7th (2012–present)
Personal details
Born
齋藤 健 (Saitō Ken)

(1959-06-14) 14 June 1959
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materUniversity 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.