Ken Saitō | |
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齋藤 健 | |
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
| In office 14 December 2023 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Yasutoshi Nishimura |
| Succeeded by | Yoji Muto |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 November 2022 – 13 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Yasuhiro Hanashi |
| Succeeded by | Ryuji Koizumi |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Yūji Yamamoto |
| Succeeded by | Takamori Yoshikawa |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Constituency | Southern Kanto PR (2009–2012) Chiba 7th (2012–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 齋藤 健 (Saitō Ken) 14 June 1959 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Harvard University (MPA) |
Ken Saitō (齋藤 健, Saitō Ken; born 14 June 1959) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from December 2023 until October 2024. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2009.
Saitō was the Minister of Justice from November 2022 to September 2023. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from August 2017 to October 2018.
In August 2024, Saitō said that he was interested in running for the Liberal Democratic Party in the 2024 leadership election. However a month later, he declined to run after not being able to get enough support.
