Seiken Sugiura
Japanese politician (born 1934)
杉浦 正健31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006
7 May 2004 – 31 October 2005
Yahagi, Aichi
Secretary | Shinzō Abe |
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Internal Affairs | Heizō Takenaka |
Justice | Seiken Sugiura |
Foreign Affairs | Taro Aso |
Finance | Sadakazu Tanigaki |
Education | Kenji Kosaka |
Health | Jirō Kawasaki |
Agriculture | Shoichi Nakagawa |
Economy | Toshihiro Nikai |
Land | Kazuo Kitagawa |
Environment | Yuriko Koike |
Defense | Fukushiro Nukaga |
Ministers of State |
Seiken Sugiura (杉浦 正健 Sugiura Seiken, born July 26, 1934) is a Japanese politician and lawyer. He was named Minister of Justice[1] on October 31, 2005[2] and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Being a Buddhist, he imposed a moratorium on executions during his time as Minister of Justice.[3]
He was defeated in the 2009 election by Yasuhiro Nakane, a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He has remained engaged in discussions over the death penalty in Japan since leaving politics.[4] On October 3, 2015, he spoke at a World Day against the Death Penalty event in Tokyo, along with Hideo Hiraoka, who was justice minister under the Democratic Party of Japan.[5]
References
- ^ "Japan Housewives May Judge Killers as Lawyers Condemn Hangings". Bloomberg. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Yoshida, Reiji Koizumi warns ministers following gaffe by Sugiura November 2, 2005 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
- ^ New justice minister still not sold on death penalty November 4, 2005 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
- ^ Death Penalty Pros and Cons August 5, 2012 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
- ^ 2 ex-justice ministers join anti-death penalty rally October 3, 2015 Mainichi Shimbun Retrieved October 4, 2015
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Preceded by | Chair, Lower House Committee on Judicial Affairs 1998–1999 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by | State Minister for Foreign Affairs 2001–2002 Served alongside: Shigeo Uetake | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary 2004–2005 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Minister of Justice of Japan 2005–2006 | Succeeded by |
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