Kentaro Sonoura

Kentaro Sonoura
薗浦 健太郎
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister in charge of important national security policies
In office 3 August 2017 – 11 September 2019
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Masahiko Shibayama
Succeeded by	Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi
Member of the House of Representatives from Chiba
In office 19 December 2012 – 21 December 2022
Succeeded by	Arfiya Eri
Constituency	Chiba 5th
In office 11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009
Constituency	Chiba 5th
Personal details
Born	(1972-06-03) June 3, 1972 Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Political party	Independent (2022-present)
Other political affiliations	LDP (2002-2022)
Alma mater	University of Tokyo (LLB)
Profession	Politician reporter

Kentaro Sonoura (薗浦 健太郎, Sonoura Kentarō, born June 3, 1972) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He represented the 5th District of Chiba prefecture. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election after an unsuccessful run in 2003.

Honours

• Netherlands: Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (29 October 2014)

References

• 政治家情報 〜薗浦 健太郎〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-10-02.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.