Satsuki Eda

Satsuki Eda
江田 五月
Minister of Justice
In office 14 January 2011 – 2 September 2011
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^[1] in Okayama City^[2]) 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.^[3]

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.^[1]

From 1985 to 1994 he was the president of the Socialist Democratic Federation.

References

1. Profile at Democratic Party website.
2. "江田五月 プロフィール". Eda-jp.com. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
3. Chisaki Watanabe, "Opposition to Lead Japan's Upper House", AP via Washington Post, August 6, 2007.

External links

• Official site