Hideya Sugio is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Sugio is part of the CDP's shadow cabinet 'Next Cabinet' as the shadow Minister in Charge of the Cabinet.
[1] He graduated from Tokyo University in 1981, and worked for Tokyo Broadcasting System and Japan News Network before entering politics.
[2] he had announced his candidacy on January 11, 2016.
[3] In 2020, he and Hiroyuki Konishi failed a lawsuit for defamation demanding internet providers and others who may provide the identity behind the Twitter user known as "Dappi".