Muneo Suzuki

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Muneo Suzuki
鈴木 宗男
Suzuki in 2023
Leader of New Party Daichi
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 August 2002
Preceded by	Position established
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 July 2019
Constituency	National
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
In office 11 September 1997 – 30 July 1998
Prime Minister	Ryutaro Hashimoto
Preceded by	Jitsuo Inagaki
Succeeded by	Kichio Inoue
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 12 June 2005 – 15 September 2010
Preceded by	Takafumi Yamashita
Succeeded by	Takahiro Asano
Constituency	Hokkaido PR
In office 19 December 1983 – 10 October 2003
Preceded by	Ichiro Nakagawa
Succeeded by	Gaku Ishizaki (PR)
Constituency	Hokkaido PR (1996–2003) Hokkaido-5th (1983–1996)
Personal details
Born	(1948-01-31) 31 January 1948 (age 76) Ashoro, Hokkaido
Nationality	Japanese
Political party	New Party Daichi
Other political affiliations	LDP (1983–2002) Independent (2002–2005, 2010–2017) JIP (2019–2023)
Relatives	Takako Suzuki (daughter)
Alma mater	Takushoku University
Website	Official blog

Muneo Suzuki (鈴木 宗男 Suzuki Muneo, born 31 January 1948), commonly known simply as "Muneo" due to his common last name, is a Japanese politician from Ashoro, Hokkaidō, currently serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2019, representing the National PR block.