Kiyoto Tsuji

Kiyoto Tsuji (辻清人, Tsuji Kiyoto), born September 7, 1979, is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives, representing the Tokyo 2nd district. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Kiyoto Tsuji
辻 清人
Official portrait, 2014
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 December 2012
Preceded by	Yoshikatsu Nakayama
Constituency	Tokyo 2nd
Personal details
Born	(1979-09-07) 7 September 1979 (age 45) Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Kyoto University Columbia University

Early life

Tsuji was born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Japanese-Canadian father. He lived in Vancouver from the ages of four to seventeen.^[1][2] He graduated from Kyoto University and worked for Recruit.^[2] After attending graduate school at Columbia University, he worked as a researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he worked alongside future LDP lawmaker Shinjirō Koizumi.^[1][2]

Political career

He was elected to the Diet in the 2012 election, defeating DPJ candidate Yoshikatsu Nakayama.

Tsuji ran to replace veteran LDP lawmaker Takashi Fukaya, and personally lobbied Fukaya for support. Fukaya publicly endorsed Tsuji and featured prominently in his 2012 and 2014 campaigns.^[1]

Tsuji was re-elected in the 2017 general election, defeating CDP candidate Akihiro Matsuo.^[3]