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Kazuo Shii | |
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志位 和夫 | |
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party | |
Assumed office 18 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Tetsuzo Fuwa (2006) |
Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party | |
In office 24 November 2000 – 18 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Tetsuzo Fuwa |
Succeeded by | Tomoko Tamura |
Secretary-General of the Japanese Communist Party | |
In office 13 July 1990 – 24 November 2000 | |
Preceded by | Mitsuhiro Kaneko |
Succeeded by | Tadayoshi Ichida |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 18 July 1993 | |
Constituency | Chiba 1st (1993–1996) Southern Kanto PR block (1996–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Yotsukaidō, Chiba, Japan | 29 July 1954
Political party | Japanese Communist Party |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo (BE) |
Occupation | Politician and staff of the political party |
Website | shii.gr.jp |
Kazuo Shii (志位 和夫, Shii Kazuo, born 29 July 1954) is a Japanese politician who has been the chairman of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) since 2024. He previously served as the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the JCP from 24 November 2000 to 18 January 2024.
Born in Yotsukaidō in Chiba Prefecture, Shii first joined the JCP while studying in the University of Tokyo. He participated in the JCP's Tokyo Committee after graduation, and worked in the Party Central Committee from 1982. He became the head of the secretariat in 1990, and was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 1993. He became the chairman of the Party Executive Committee in 2000. He led the party until 18 January 2024, when he resigned as the executive committee chairman, and was succeeded by Tomoko Tamura. On the same day, Shii was appointed as the chairman of the Central Committee.