Kazuhiko Aoki (politician)

Kazuhiko Aoki
青木 一彦
Official portrait, 2024
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
(Political affairs, House of Councillors)
Assumed office
1 October 2024
Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba
Preceded byHiroshi Moriya
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2010
Preceded byMikio Aoki
ConstituencyShimane at-large (2010–2016)
Tottori-Shimane at-large (2016–present)
Personal details
Born (1961-03-25) 25 March 1961
Taisha, Shimane, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Parent
Alma materWaseda University
Websitewww.aokikazuhiko.jp

Kazuhiko Aoki (青木 一彦, Aoki Kazuhiko, born 25 March 1961) is a Japanese politician who serves as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary since 2024.

After an earlier career working for a television broadcasting company, he entered the field of politics, serving as secretary to his politician father Mikio Aoki from 1999. In 2010 he succeeded his father as a member in the House of Councillors for the Shimane at-large district. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Aoki was re-elected to the House in July 2016 as the member for the merged Tottori-Shimane at-large district. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.