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Date of birth: Aug. 27, 1949
LDP faction: Yamasaki
Electoral district: Lower House;
Kanagawa No. 13 (eighth term)
Amari has been a strong supporter
of Taro Aso. When Yasuo
Fukuda ran for the LDP
presidency last year, Amari
backed Aso even though his
faction decided to support Fukuda.
In the latest presidential
race, Amari was one of
the requisite 20 Diet members
who endorsed Aso's bid.
After graduating from Keio
University, Amari worked at
Sony Corp. for 2 1/2 years but
later became a secretary to
his father, a Lower House
member. Amari was first
elected to the Lower House in
1983, taking over from his father
who decided to retire
from politics.
Amari gained his first Cabinet
post in 1998 as labor minister.
He served as trade minister
under Shinzo Abe and Fukuda,
tackling the rise in
crude oil prices. He loves art
and science fiction movies.
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