Yoshihide Suga

High school (ages 12+)
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1. When was Yoshihide Suga born?December 6, 1948
2. Where was Yoshihide Suga born?Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan
3. What is the political party?Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
4. What is the elected to house of representatives?1996
5. Who is Yoshihide Suga?Yoshihide Suga is a Japanese politician who became the country’s prime minister in September 2020.
6. Where did he grow up?He was born in Akita Prefecture, where his family grew strawberries.

House of Representatives: The lower house of Japan's bicameral legislature, the National Diet.
Carbon Neutrality: Achieving a balance between emitting carbon and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere, aiming for zero net emissions.
Bureaucracy: A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
Premiership: The period of time during which someone serves as prime minister.