Hideya Sugio | |
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杉尾 秀哉 (すぎお ひでや) | |
Member of the House of Councillors | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Preceded by | Toshimi Kitazawa |
Personal details | |
Born | September 30, 1957 Fukuoka Prefecture |
Political party | Constitutional Democratic Party Social Democratic Party |
Hideya Sugio is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
He graduated from Tokyo University in 1981, and worked for Tokyo Broadcasting System and Japan News Network before entering politics.[1]
he had announced his candidacy on January 11, 2016.[2] In 2020, he and Hiroyuki Konishi failed a lawsuit for defamation demanding internet providers and others who may provide the identity behind the Twitter user known as "Dappi".[3][4]