Masahisa Sato

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Masahisa Sato
佐藤 正久
Member of the House of Councillors (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Assumed office
2007
Personal details
Born (1960-09-23) September 23, 1960 (age 63)
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materNational Defense Academy of Japan, Colonel of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (1983-2007)

Masahisa Sato (佐藤 正久, Satō Masahisa, born October 23, 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fukushima Prefecture, he graduated from National Defense Academy of Japan with a major in applied physics and joined the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). In the JGSDF, he was the commander of the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group. After his retirement as colonel in 2007, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

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  • 政治家情報 〜佐藤 正久〜. ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-11-12. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)

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