Mr. SUGIO Hideya'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Mr. SUGIO Hideya

  • The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
  • Elected 2016 and 2022, Nagano Prefecture
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of November 4,2026)
    Committee on General Affairs (Chairman)
    Special Committee on Children, Childrearing and Youth Empowerment
    Commission on the Constitution

Born:
 September 30, 1957, Fukuoka Prefecture
 
Education:
 1981 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters,
    Department of Sociology
 
Career:
 1981 joined Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS)
 1993 Anchorman, Japan News Network (JNN)
 1998 Washington D.C. Branch Manager, JNN
 2004 Director, City News Division, news bureau, TBS
 2016 first elected to the Senate
 2022 second elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Senate)
 2020 Chairman, Special Committee on Reconstruction
    after the Great East Japan Earthquake
 2026 Chairman, Committee on General Affairs
 
Note: The Sangiin, which had been known as the House of Councillors, is called the Senate in English as of August 2026.

(as of October 26,2026)

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