Masahisa Sato

Masahisa Sato
佐藤 正久
Official portrait, 2013
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
29 July 2007 – 28 July 2025
ConstituencyNational PR
Personal details
Born (1960-09-23) 23 September 1960 (age 64)
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materNational Defense Academy of Japan
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Military service
Allegiance Japan
Branch/service Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Years of service1983–2007
RankColonel

Masahisa Sato (佐藤 正久, Satō Masahisa; born October 23, 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fukushima Prefecture, he graduated from National Defense Academy of Japan with a major in applied physics and joined the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). In the JGSDF, he was the commander of the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group. After his retirement as colonel in 2007, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.

References

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  • 政治家情報 〜佐藤 正久〜. www.senkyo.janjan.jp ザ・選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
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