Eiji Kidoguchi

Eiji Kidoguchi
木戸口 英司
Kidoguchi in 2020
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
30 October 2024
Preceded byMegumi Hirose
ConstituencyIwate at-large
In office
26 July 2016 – 25 July 2022
Preceded byRyo Shuhama
Succeeded byMegumi Hirose
ConstituencyIwate at-large
Member of the Iwate Prefectural Assembly
In office
2003–2007
ConstituencyHanamaki City
Personal details
Born (1963-08-21) 21 August 1963
Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan
Political partyCDP (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations
LP (2003)
DPJ (2003–2016)
Independent (2016)
PLP (2016–2019)
DPP (2019–2020)
Alma materChiba University

Eiji Kidoguchi is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan,[1] serving for the Iwate at-large district as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. Kidoguchi was first elected in 2016,[2][3] but lost the seat in 2022. Kidoguchi won the seat back in by-election in 2024 after the resignation of the incumbent, Megumi Hirose.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Japan vaccine minister vows to improve Diet Q&A performances after shaky start". Mainichi Daily News. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  2. ^ "Japan Press Weekly @JapanPress_wky". www.japan-press.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  3. ^ "開票結果・速報(選挙区・岩手県)【参議院選挙2016】:読売新聞". 2016-10-22. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  4. ^ "CDP candidate wins Upper House by-election". Japan Times. Retrieved 30 October 2024.