Shoichi Usui

Shoichi Usui
臼井 正一
Usui in 2025
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2022
Preceded byTaichirō Motoe
ConstituencyChiba at-large
Member of the Chiba Prefectural Assembly
In office
30 April 2011 – 29 April 2022
ConstituencyMihama Ward, Chiba City
In office
30 April 2003 – 2009
ConstituencyMihama Ward, Chiba City
Personal details
Born (1975-01-08) 8 January 1975
PartyLiberal Democratic
Parent
Alma materNihon University
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Shoichi Usui (born January 8, 1975, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2022. He is one of the six representatives of the Chiba at-large district, and is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

As of July 29, 2023, he is a member of the following committees:

  • Committee on Education, Culture and Science
  • Committee on Budget
  • Commission on the Constitution

He previously served in the Chiba Prefectural Assembly.

He is the son of retired politician and former Cabinet member Hideo Usui.