Kazuyoshi Akaba

Kazuyoshi Akaba
赤羽 一嘉
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
In office 11 September 2019 – 4 October 2021
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe Yoshihide Suga
Preceded by	Keiichi Ishii
Succeeded by	Tetsuo Saito
Member of the Japanese House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 December 2012
Preceded by	Koichi Mukoyama
Constituency	Hyogo 2nd district
In office 20 October 1996 – 30 August 2009
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Koichi Mukoyama
Constituency	Hyogo 2nd district
In office 18 July 1993 – 20 October 1996 Serving with Ryuichi Doi, Hajime Ishii, Hiromi Okazaki, Yuichi Takami
Preceded by	Ichiro Watanabe
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Hyogo 1st district
Personal details
Born	(1958-05-07) 7 May 1958 (age 66) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Komeito
Alma mater	Keio University

Kazuyoshi Akaba (赤羽 一嘉, Akaba Kazuyoshi, born May 7, 1958) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism from September 2019 to October 2021. He is also a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Hyogo 2nd district since 2012. A member of the Komeito Party, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993. He served as a representative until 2009, ending when he lost his re-election bid. In 2012, he ran again and successfully won back the seat.