Akira Nagatsuma

Akira Nagatsuma
Akira Nagatsuma
長妻昭
	Nagatsuma in 2025
Executive Deputy President of the; Constitutional Democratic Party
	In office; 24 September 2024 – 11 September 2025
Leader	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Seiji Osaka
Succeeded by	Shoichi Kondo
	In office; 2 October 2017 – 15 September 2020
Leader	Yukio Edano
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Hirofumi Hirano
Chairman of the Policy Bureau; Constitutional Democratic Party
	In office; 26 August 2022 – 24 September 2024
Leader	Kenta Izumi
Preceded by	Junya Ogawa
Succeeded by	Kazuhiko Shigetoku
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
	In office; 16 September 2009 – 17 September 2010
Prime Minister	Yukio Hatoyama; Naoto Kan;
Preceded by	Yōichi Masuzoe
Succeeded by	Ritsuo Hosokawa
Member of the House of Representatives; from Tokyo;
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 June 2000
Preceded by	Shigeru Kasuya
Constituency	See list 7th district (2000–2005); PR block (2005–2009); 7th district (2009–2024); 27th district (2024–2026); PR block (2026–present);
Personal details
Born	14 June 1960; Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Party	CRA (since 2026)
Other political; affiliations	Heisei Restoration Association (1992–1995); NPS (1995–1996); DP (1996–1998); DPJ (1998–2016); DP (2016–2017); CDP (2017–2026);
Children	3
Alma mater	Keio University
Website	Official website

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Akira Nagatsuma (長妻昭, Nagatsuma Akira; born 14 June 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Nagatsuma is currently the deputy leader and the head of the Tokyo chapter of the CDP. He had served as the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the Hatoyama and Kan administration. He came to prominence when he reported missing records of public pension plans. A native of Nerima, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2000 after unsuccessful runs in 1995 and 1996.