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{{Infobox politician
| name = Muneo Suzuki
| native_name = {{nobold|鈴木 宗男}}
| image = 鈴木宗男.jpg
| caption =
| office = Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
| primeminister= [[Ryutaro Hashimoto]]
| term_start = 11 September 1997
| term_end = 30 July 1998
| predecessor = [[Jitsuo Inagaki]]
| successor = [[Kichio Inoue]]
| office1 = Member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]]
| term_start1 = 12 June 2005
| term_end1 = 15 Septober 2010
| successor1 = [[Takahiro Asano]]
| constituency1= [[Hokkaido proportional representation block|Hokkaido PR]]
| term_start2 = 19 December 1983
| term_end2 = 10 October 2003
| constituency2= [[Hokkaido proportional representation block|Hokkaido PR]] <small>(1996–2003)</small><br>[[Hokkaido 5th district (1947–1993)|Hokkaido-5th]] <small>(1983–1996)</small>
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|1|31}}
| birth_place = [[Ashoro, Hokkaido|Ashoro]], [[Hokkaido]], Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[Takushoku University]]
| occupation =
| party = [[New Party Daichi]]
| otherparty = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] <small>(2010–2017, 2002–2005)</small><br>[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|LDP]] <small>(1983–2002)</small>
| spouse =
| children =
| relatives = [[Takako Suzuki]] <small>(daughter)</small>
| nationality = Japanese
| website = [https://ameblo.jp/muneo-suzuki/ Official blog]
| years_active =
}}
'''Muneo Suzuki''' (鈴木 宗男 ''Suzuki Muneo'', born 31 January 1948) is a Japanese politician from [[Ashoro, Hokkaidō|Ashoro]], [[Hokkaidō]]. He is typically referred to as "Muneo", because his last name, "Suzuki", is one of the most common names in Japan.
'''Muneo Suzuki''' (鈴木 宗男 ''Suzuki Muneo'', born 31 January 1948) is a Japanese politician from [[Ashoro, Hokkaidō|Ashoro]], [[Hokkaidō]]. He is typically referred to as "Muneo", because his last name, "Suzuki", is one of the most common names in Japan.


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He was appointed Head of the Hokkaido Development Agency and the Okinawa Development Agency in 1997 and later as Vice Minister of the Cabinet of [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Keizō Obuchi]].
He was appointed Head of the Hokkaido Development Agency and the Okinawa Development Agency in 1997 and later as Vice Minister of the Cabinet of [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Keizō Obuchi]].


== Scandal and criminal convictions ==
=== Scandal and criminal convictions ===
In 1999, while Suzuki was the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary to the former Prime Minister Obuchi, he pressured the Foreign Ministry to fund the Japanese-[[Russia]] Friendship House (nicknamed the "Muneo House"), which became a scandal in 2002 when it was revealed.
In 1999, while Suzuki was the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary to the former Prime Minister Obuchi, he pressured the Foreign Ministry to fund the Japanese-[[Russia]] Friendship House (nicknamed the "Muneo House"), which became a scandal in 2002 when it was revealed.


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On 7 September 2010, the [[Supreme Court of Japan]] unanimously upheld Suzuki's conviction and sentence. In response, Suzuki stated that he would file a complaint against the ruling. If the complaint is rejected, Suzuki will be removed from office and the fine and prison sentence will take effect. He would also be banned from running for public office for five years after completion of the prison sentence.<ref>[[Kyodo News]], "Lawmaker Suzuki loses bribery appeal", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 9 September 2010, p. 1.</ref> Suzuki was paroled on 6 December 2011 after serving one year of prison in [[Tochigi Prefecture]].<ref>Ito, Masami, "[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a3.html Bribed lawmaker Muneo Suzuki out on parole]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 7 December 2011, p. 2.</ref>
On 7 September 2010, the [[Supreme Court of Japan]] unanimously upheld Suzuki's conviction and sentence. In response, Suzuki stated that he would file a complaint against the ruling. If the complaint is rejected, Suzuki will be removed from office and the fine and prison sentence will take effect. He would also be banned from running for public office for five years after completion of the prison sentence.<ref>[[Kyodo News]], "Lawmaker Suzuki loses bribery appeal", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 9 September 2010, p. 1.</ref> Suzuki was paroled on 6 December 2011 after serving one year of prison in [[Tochigi Prefecture]].<ref>Ito, Masami, "[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a3.html Bribed lawmaker Muneo Suzuki out on parole]", ''[[Japan Times]]'', 7 December 2011, p. 2.</ref>

== Later career ==
His ban from running from public office expired on 30 April 2017, allowing him to run again for election. He ran in the [[Japanese general election, 2017|2017 general election]] as the head of the NPD list for the [[Hokkaido proportional representation block|Hokkaido PR block]] but was not elected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/senkyo/senkyo2017/kaihyo/O01.html#TKJ00002723|script-title=ja:比例区開票速報：北海道ブロック（定数8）|work=|accessdate=8 March 2018|publisher=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 09:53, 8 March 2018

Muneo Suzuki
鈴木 宗男
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
In office
11 September 1997 – 30 July 1998
Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Preceded byJitsuo Inagaki
Succeeded byKichio Inoue
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
12 June 2005 – 15 Septober 2010
Succeeded byTakahiro Asano
ConstituencyHokkaido PR
In office
19 December 1983 – 10 October 2003
ConstituencyHokkaido PR (1996–2003)
Hokkaido-5th (1983–1996)
Personal details
Born (1948-01-31) 31 January 1948 (age 76)
Ashoro, Hokkaido, Japan
Political partyNew Party Daichi
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2010–2017, 2002–2005)
LDP (1983–2002)
RelativesTakako Suzuki (daughter)
Alma materTakushoku University
WebsiteOfficial blog

Muneo Suzuki (鈴木 宗男 Suzuki Muneo, born 31 January 1948) is a Japanese politician from Ashoro, Hokkaidō. He is typically referred to as "Muneo", because his last name, "Suzuki", is one of the most common names in Japan.

Early career

He graduated from the Department of Political Science at Takushoku University in 1970, and before he graduated he began working for Ichirō Nakagawa, a Japanese member of the House of Representatives. Nakagawa committed suicide in a hotel in January 1983 for unknown reasons. Suzuki hoped to run for his seat, but Ichirō's son Shōichi Nakagawa, a Tokyo native, moved to Hokkaidō to run for his father's seat, and Suzuki successfully ran for a seat in a neighboring district. He was elected in December 1983 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

He was appointed Head of the Hokkaido Development Agency and the Okinawa Development Agency in 1997 and later as Vice Minister of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi.

Scandal and criminal convictions

In 1999, while Suzuki was the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary to the former Prime Minister Obuchi, he pressured the Foreign Ministry to fund the Japanese-Russia Friendship House (nicknamed the "Muneo House"), which became a scandal in 2002 when it was revealed.

He left the LDP in 2002 and was arrested later that year for suspicion of accepting bribes from two Hokkaidō companies.[1][2][3] He did not run for reelection in the 2003 elections on the stated grounds that he was undergoing surgery to treat stomach cancer. His secretary Akira Miyano was convicted of bribery in 2003,[4] and Muneo was convicted of taking the bribes, failure to declare political donations, and perjury and sentenced to two years in prison and fined ¥11 million in November 2004. He remained free and in office as he appealed the conviction.

Muneo ran for the House of Councillors in 2004. He was defeated, but ran successfully for the House of Representatives of Japan in the 11 September 2005 elections after forming the New Party Daichi. He is the only elected member of the party.

On 7 September 2010, the Supreme Court of Japan unanimously upheld Suzuki's conviction and sentence. In response, Suzuki stated that he would file a complaint against the ruling. If the complaint is rejected, Suzuki will be removed from office and the fine and prison sentence will take effect. He would also be banned from running for public office for five years after completion of the prison sentence.[5] Suzuki was paroled on 6 December 2011 after serving one year of prison in Tochigi Prefecture.[6]

Later career

His ban from running from public office expired on 30 April 2017, allowing him to run again for election. He ran in the 2017 general election as the head of the NPD list for the Hokkaido PR block but was not elected.[7]

References

  1. ^ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20020615a1.html
  2. ^ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20021112a1.html
  3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2053136.stm
  4. ^ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20030729a1.html
  5. ^ Kyodo News, "Lawmaker Suzuki loses bribery appeal", Japan Times, 9 September 2010, p. 1.
  6. ^ Ito, Masami, "Bribed lawmaker Muneo Suzuki out on parole", Japan Times, 7 December 2011, p. 2.
  7. ^ 比例区開票速報：北海道ブロック（定数8） (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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