Kenta Izumi
A native of Sapporo and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000. Izumi was originally a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He later served as Diet affairs chief of Kibō no Tō. He also adhered to the Democratic Party for the People until 2020, when he joined the Constitutional Democratic Party. Izumi was elected as the leader of the CDP in the 2021 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leadership election on 30 November 2021. Political views. Izumi has been  described as centrist and conservative. While opposing reforming article 9 of the Constitution of Japan, he is not against constitutional revision "per se". With regards to national security, he rejects the adoption of nuclear weapons and enemy base strike capabilities. Izumi favours same-sex marriage and an LGBT equality law. He also supports reducing dependency on nuclear energy and welcoming greater quotas of foreign workers. He endorses the possibility for women to ascend to the Imperial Throne.