Komeito’s Saito selected as new transport minister

October 5 , 2021

Kishida visited Yamaguchi on Oct. 4 just prior to forming his cabinetKishida (center, right) visited Yamaguchi (center, left) on Oct. 4 just prior to forming his cabinet

On the evening of October 4, newly elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida concluded the formation of his Cabinet, with Komeito’s Tetsuo Saito selected as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation. A graduate of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Saito, 69, previously served as Minister of the Environment from 2008 to 2009.