Toshitsugu Saito

Toshitsugu Saito (斉藤 斗志二, Saitō Toshitsugu; born 27 December 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet from 1986 to 2009. A native of Fuji, Shizuoka and graduate of Sophia University, he attended Waseda University for graduate study and business school at the University of Washington in the United States.

Prime MinisterJunichiro Koizumi

Preceded byKazuo Torashima

Succeeded byGen Nakatani

Preceded byShigeyoshi Saitō

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Toshitsugu Saito
斉藤 斗志二
Official portrait, 2001
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office 5 December 2000 – 26 April 2001
Prime Minister	Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded by	Kazuo Torashima
Succeeded by	Gen Nakatani
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 6 July 1986 – 21 July 2009
Preceded by	Shigeyoshi Saitō
Succeeded by	Multi-member district
Constituency	Shizuoka 2nd (1986–1996) Shizuoka 5th (1996–2003) Tōkai PR (2003–2009)
Personal details
Born	(1944-12-27) 27 December 1944 (age 81) Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Party	Liberal Democratic
Parent	Ryoei Saito (father)
Relatives	Shigeyoshi Saitō (uncle) Hiroyuki Masuoka (father-in-law)
Alma mater	Sophia University Waseda University University of Washington

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From 2001 to 2002 he was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now Minister of Defense).