Shoichi Usui

Shoichi Usui
臼井 正一
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2022
Preceded byTaichirō Motoe
ConstituencyChiba at-large
Member of the Chiba Prefectural Assembly
In office
30 April 2011  29 April 2022
ConstituencyMihama Ward, Chiba City
In office
30 April 2003  2009
ConstituencyMihama Ward, Chiba City
Personal details
Born (1975-01-08) 8 January 1975
Narashino, Chiba, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Parent
Alma materNihon University

Shoichi Usui (born January 8, 1975, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2022. He is one of the six representatives of the Chiba at-large district, and is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

As of July 29, 2023, he is a member of the following committees:

  • Committee on Education, Culture and Science
  • Committee on Budget
  • Commission on the Constitution

He previously served in the Chiba Prefectural Assembly.

He is the son of retired politician and former Cabinet member Hideo Usui.