Shoichi Kondo Explained

Shōichi Kondō
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:Executive Deputy President of the
Constitutional Democratic Party
Leader:Yoshihiko Noda
Term Start:11 September 2025
Predecessor:Akira Nagatsuma
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start1:21 October 1996
Term End1:23 January 2026
Predecessor1:Constituency established
Successor1:Yoshihiko Mizuno
Constituency1:Tōkai PR (1996–2000)
Aichi 3rd (2000–2012)
Tōkai PR (2012–2014)
Aichi 3rd (2014–2026)
Birth Date:26 May 1958
Birth Place:Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Party:CRA (since 2026)
Otherparty:

is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).[1]

Early life

Kondo started working for the Chunichi Shimbun, a major left-leaning, progressive and social-democratic general newspaper, in 1984 and left the company in 1993.

Political career

Kondo is a former member of the Democratic Party (DP), the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), and New Party Sakigake. After he joined the DPJ in 1996, he was elected to the House of Representatives.[2]

Kondo is part of the CDP's shadow cabinet 'Next Cabinet' as the shadow Minister of the Environment.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members K_The House of Representatives,Japan.
  2. Web site: Shoichi Kondo.
  3. Web site: 立憲民主党 . 立憲民主党 泉「次の内閣」 . 2024-05-08 . 立憲民主党 . ja.