Hiroyoshi Sasagawa

Hiroyoshi Sasagawa
笹川 博義
Official portrait, 2017
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
16 December 2012
Preceded byMasaaki Kakinuma
ConstituencyGunma 3rd
Member of the Gunma Prefectural Assembly
In office
2007 – 19 November 2012
ConstituencyŌta City
Personal details
Born (1966-08-29) 29 August 1966
Tokyo, Japan
PartyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations
New Frontier (1996)
Children3
Parent
RelativesRyōichi Sasakawa (grandfather)
Yōhei Sasakawa (uncle)
Alma materMeiji University

Hiroyoshi Sasakawa (born 29 August 1966) is a Japanese politician and businessman. He is the member of the House of Representatives for Gunma 3rd district belonging to the Liberal Democratic Party.[1]

In the 2026 Japanese general election, Sasakawa was reelected for his sixth term by a large margin (96,283 votes against his opponent's 60,204).[2][3] This represented an improvement from his performance in the 2024 election when he won reelection to his fifth term by only 214 votes.[2]

References

  1. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2019-01-08). "自民群馬県連会長代行に笹川氏就任 山本氏、知事選出馬 幹事長「苦肉の策」". 産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. ^ a b 正人, 風間 (2026-02-09). "群馬3区、笹川博義氏が前回214票差勝利から一転、大差で当選確実に「危機感から一丸」". 産経新聞:産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  3. ^ 産経新聞 (2026-02-08). "特集:衆院選2026 群馬選挙区 - 産経ニュース". 産経新聞:産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-10.