Sumio Mabuchi

Sumio Mabuchi (Japanese马 渊 澄 夫, Mabuchi Sumio, born August 23, 1960 in Nara, Nara Prefecture) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party, Member of the Shūgiin, of the House for the first constituency Nara and former transport minister. Within the party he belongs to no faction.

Mabuchi studied civil engineering at the State University of Yokohama and, after graduating in 1982 for Mitsui Kensetsu, starting in 1990 for the office and computer accessories manufacturer General KK At the 2000 election Shūgiin Mabuchi candidate in his home constituency Nara 1 for the Democratic party, but was defeated Masahiro Morioka (LDP ). In the second attempt, he won the constituency in 2003 and was reelected three times since then.

In Shūgiin Mabuchi been a member of the Budget and the Cabinet Committee, the Democratic Party chairman of Nara Prefecture Association and vice chairman of the Policy Research Council. 2009 Secretary of State Mabuchi ( Fuku - daijin, " Vice Minister ") in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and worked in this capacity instrumental in the bill for the abolition of tolls on parts of the motorway network with. In September 2010 he was appointed by Naoto Kan 's successor Seiji Maehara as the responsible Minister to the Cabinet Kan and also took over the responsibility for Okinawa and the " Northern Territories ". In November 2010, the opposition majority adopted a non-binding motion of no confidence ( monseki ketsugi ) against Mabuchi in Sangiin. In a cabinet reshuffle in January 2011, replaced him Naoto Kan by Akihiro Ohata.