Akira Gunji

Akira Gunji
Akira Gunji
郡司彰
	Gunji in 2018
Vice President of the House of Councillors of Japan
	In office; 1 August 2016 – 1 August 2019
President	Chuichi Date
Preceded by	Azuma Koshiishi
Succeeded by	Toshio Ogawa
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
	In office; 4 June 2012 – 26 December 2012
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Michihiko Kano
Succeeded by	Yoshimasa Hayashi
Member of the House of Councillors
	In office; 26 July 1998 – 25 July 2022
Preceded by	Osamu Yatabe
Succeeded by	Masako Dogomi
Constituency	Ibaraki at-large
Personal details
Born	11 December 1949; Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Political party	CDP (since 2020)
Other political; affiliations	DPJ (1998–2016); DP (2016–2018); Independent (2018–2020)
Alma mater	Ritsu-Takahagi High School; Meiji Gakuin University (dropped out)

Akira Gunji (郡司彰, Gunji Akira; born 11 December 1949) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and formerly a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He serves as Vice President of the House of Councillors.

Career

A native of Mito, Ibaraki and dropout of Meiji Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.

政治家情報〜郡司彰〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.