Satsuki Eda
| Satsuki Eda | |
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| 江田 五月 | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 14 January 2011 – 2 September 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Yoshito Sengoku |
| Succeeded by | Hideo Hiraoka |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 May 1941 Okayama, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1996–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Socialist Democratic Federation (Before 1994) |
Satsuki Eda (江田 五月 Eda Satsuki?, born May 22, 1941 in Okayama City) is the first Opposition member to serve as the President of the House of Councillors in Japan. Eda had served for three terms in the House of Councillors before his election as President on August 7, 2007 after the success of the Democratic Party in the July 2007 election for the Japanese House of Councillors. He had earlier served four terms in the House of Representatives of Japan. Eda was also the head of the Science and Technology Agency.
Before going into politics, Eda graduated the University of Tokyo and Linacre College, Oxford, and worked as an assistant judge and a lawyer practicing in Okayama Prefecture.
From 1985 to 1994 he was the president of the Socialist Democratic Federation.
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