Tōru Kunishige

Tōru Kunishige
國重 徹
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 February 2026
Preceded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyKansai PR
In office
17 December 2012 – 9 October 2024
Preceded byTetsuo Inami
Succeeded bySatoshi Umemura
ConstituencyOsaka 5th
Personal details
Born (1974-11-23) 23 November 1974
Osaka City, Osaka, Japan
PartyCRA
Other political
affiliations
Komeito (until 2026)
Alma materSōka University
WebsiteTōru Kunishige website

Tōru Kunishige (國重 徹, Kunishige Tōru; born 23 November 1974) is a Japanese politician of the Centrist Reform Alliance, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.[1]

Early years

On 23 November 1974, Kunishige was born in Osaka City, Osaka. After graduating from Sōka University's Faculty of Law, he passed the bar exam in 2002, and registered as an attorney with the Osaka Bar Association in 2004. Later, in 2012, he registered as a certified public tax accountant with the Kinki Federation of Certified Public Tax Accountants' Associations.[2]

Political career

In the 2012 general election, Kunishige ran on the Osaka 5th district as Takayoshi Taniguchi's successor and gained the seat.[3]

In the 2014 general election, he was reelected and secured his second-term.[4]

In the 2017 general election, he was reelected and secured his third-term.[5]

In October 2018, he was appointed as the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in the Fourth Abe first reshuffled cabinet and served until September 2019.[6]

In the 2021 general election, he was reelected and secured his fourth-term.[7]

In the 2024 general election, he lost to Ishin's Satoshi Umemura.[8]

In January 2026, he joined the Centrist Reform Alliance, a new party established by the CDP and Komeito. In the 2026 general election, he won a seat in the PR.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Tōru Kunishige". CRA (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "国会議員情報：國重徹". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "小選挙区開票速報：大阪". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 December 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "小選挙区開票速報：大阪". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 14 December 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "小選挙区開票速報：大阪". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 22 October 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "The fourth ABE Shinzo Reshuffled Cabinet　List of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers". PM office of Japan. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "衆院選 大阪 開票速報". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "大阪5区 衆議院選挙". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 October 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "比例代表 近畿(定数 28)【衆議院選挙】開票速報・結果". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 February 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
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