Shunichi Yamaguchi

Shunichi Yamaguchi
山口 俊一
Official portrait, 2008
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
In office 24 December 2014 – 7 October 2015
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Haruko Arimura
Succeeded by	Taro Kono
Member of the House of Representatives from Tokushima
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 February 1990
Preceded by	Takeo Miki
Constituency	At-large district (1990–1996) 2nd district (1996–2009) Shikoku PR (2009–2012) 2nd district (2012–present)
Member of the Tokushima Prefectural Assembly
In office 30 April 1975 – February 1990
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-28) 28 February 1950 Ikeda, Tokushima, Japan
Party	Liberal Democratic (Shikōkai)
Alma mater	Aoyama Gakuin University Paris IV University
Website	Official website

Shunichi Yamaguchi (山口 俊一, Yamaguchi Shun'ichi; born 28 February 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Biography

Yamaguchi with Tokyo Governor Yōichi Masuzoe in October 2014

After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, Yamaguchi went to Paris to study at Paris IV University. During his stay there, he resolved to contribute to Japan as a politician. Yamaguchi was elected to the first of his four terms in the assembly of Tokushima Prefecture in 1975 and then to the House of Representatives of Japan for the first time in 1990.

In February 2026, Yamaguchi became chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration in the House of Representatives.

Yamaguchi is affiliated with the conservative organization Nippon Kaigi.

References

• 政治家情報 〜山口 俊一〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)