Seiken Sugiura

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]

Seiken Sugiura
杉浦 正健
Minister of Justice
In office
31 October 2005 – 26 September 2006
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byChieko Nōno
Succeeded byJinen Nagase
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
In office
7 May 2004 – 31 October 2005
Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi
Preceded byHiroyuki Hosoda
Succeeded byJinen Nagase
Personal details
Born (1934-07-26) July 26, 1934
Yahagi, Aichi
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Third Realigned Koizumi Cabinet
(2005-10-31)
SecretaryShinzō Abe
Internal AffairsHeizō Takenaka
JusticeSeiken Sugiura
Foreign AffairsTaro Aso
FinanceSadakazu Tanigaki
EducationKenji Kosaka
HealthJirō Kawasaki
AgricultureShoichi Nakagawa
EconomyToshihiro Nikai
LandKazuo Kitagawa
EnvironmentYuriko Koike
DefenseFukushiro Nukaga
Ministers of StateTetsuo Kutsukake, Kaoru Yosano, Koki Chuma, Iwao Matsuda, Kuniko Inoguchi

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
  1. "Japan Housewives May Judge Killers as Lawyers Condemn Hangings". Bloomberg. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. Yoshida, Reiji Koizumi warns ministers following gaffe by Sugiura November 2, 2005 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
  3. New justice minister still not sold on death penalty November 4, 2005 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
  4. Death Penalty Pros and Cons August 5, 2012 Japan Times Retrieved October 4, 2015
  5. 2 ex-justice ministers join anti-death penalty rally October 3, 2015 Mainichi Shimbun Retrieved October 4, 2015
House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by
Takashi Sasagawa		 Chair, Lower House Committee on Judicial Affairs
1998–1999		 Succeeded by
Tsutomu Takebe
Political offices
Preceded by
Seishirō Etō, Kiyohiro Araki		 State Minister for Foreign Affairs
2001–2002
Served alongside: Shigeo Uetake		 Succeeded by
Toshimitsu Motegi, Tetsuro Yano
Preceded by
Hiroyuki Hosoda		 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
2004–2005		 Succeeded by
Jinen Nagase
Preceded by
Chieko Nōno		 Minister of Justice of Japan
2005–2006		 Succeeded by
Jinen Nagase


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