Masashi Mito

Masashi Mito
Masashi Mito
水戸将史
	Mito in 2021
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 19 December 2014 – 28 September 2017
Constituency	Southern Kanto PR
Member of the House of Councillors
	In office; 29 July 2007 – 28 July 2013
Preceded by	Yoriko Kawaguchi
Succeeded by	Dai Shimamura
Constituency	Kanagawa at-large
Member of the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly
	In office; 1995–2007
Constituency	Izumi Ward
Personal details
Born	28 July 1962; Haboro, Hokkaido, Japan
Political party	Innovation (since 2020)
Other political; affiliations	NFP (1994–1998); DPJ (1998–2012); JRP (2012–2014); JIP (2014–2016); DP (2016–2018); Independent (2018–2020)
Alma mater	Keio University

Masashi Mito (水戸将史, Mito Masashi; born July 28, 1962) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, and a former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tomamae District, Hokkaidō and 1985 graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture for three terms from 1995 until 2007.

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