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Shinji Tarutoko

Politician

Shinji Tarutoko is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	AShinji Tarutoko · Shinji Tarutoko · TARUTOKO Shinji · Tarutoko Sindzsi · Šindži Tarutoko · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Shinji Tarutoko · Tarutoko Shinji · Šindži Tarutoko · Тарутоко, Синдзи · たるとこしんじ · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Tarutoko · たるとこ伸二				[sources]
Birth date	1959-08-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Mitoya				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Japan				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Shinji				[sources]
Political association	Centrist Reform Alliance · Democratic Party of Japan · New Frontier Party				[sources]
Website	tarutoko.com · tarutoko.jp · www.tarutoko.jp				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q462308				[sources]
Position	Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (2012-2012) · Shūgiin (member, 2017-) · member of the House of Representatives of Japan · member of the House of Representatives of Japan (2017-)				[sources]
Education	大阪大学経済学部 · 寢屋川市立第五中學校 · 寢屋川市立西小學校 · 明星高等学校				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-12	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Japanese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications	2012-10-01	2012-12-26

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,644

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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