AfterPo graduatingzavršetku from universityuniverziteta, Suga workedje onradio ana predizbornoj kampanji za [[House of Councillors (Japan)|Dom odbornika]] (uppergornji housedom), electiona campaign,potom andje thereafterjedanaest workedgodina asradio secretarykao tosekretar LDPčlana DietDDP-a MemberLDP-a [[Hikosaburo Okonogi|Hikosabura Okonogija]], fatheroca ofpolitičara LDP politician-a [[Hachiro Okonogi|Hačira Okonogija]], for eleven years. Suga resignedje frompodneo thisostavku positionna intu Octoberfunkciju u oktobru 1986. togodine da pursuebi hisnastavio ownsopstvenu careerkarijeru inu politicspolitici.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|script-title=ja:プロフィール 菅義偉を語る人々|url=http://www.sugayoshihide.gr.jp/profile2.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901130752/http://www.sugayoshihide.gr.jp/profile2.html|archive-date=1 September 2020|access-date=28 August 2020 |language=ja-JP}}</ref> HeU wasgradsko elected to theveće [[Yokohama|Jokohame]] Cityizabran Councilje inu Aprilaprilu 1987. godine, campaigningvodeći door-to-doorpešačku onkampanju foot,od visitingvrata asdo manyvrata, asposetivši čak 30,.000 houseskuća andi wearingiznoseći throughšest six pairs ofpari shoescipela.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Cabinet: Yoshihide SUGA|url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/meibo/daijin/suga_yoshihide.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829063148/http://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/meibo/daijin/suga_yoshihide.html|archive-date=29 August 2020|access-date=28 August 2020|website=Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-do-attitude-took-yoshihide-suga-from-strawberry-fields-to-japans-pinnacle-11599213602 |title=Can-Do Attitude Took Yoshihide Suga From Strawberry Fields to Japan’s Pinnacle |date=4 September 2020 |website=www.wsj.com |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=4 September 2020 |archive-date=4 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904103853/https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-do-attitude-took-yoshihide-suga-from-strawberry-fields-to-japans-pinnacle-11599213602 |url-status=live }}</ref> HeOn pioneeredje thepionir practiceprakse ofodržavanja givingpredizbornih campaigngovora speeches in front ofpred busyprometnim trainželezničkim stationsstanicama, whichšto isje nowdanas commonuobičajeno amongmeđu Japanesejapanskim politicalpolitičkim candidateskandidatima.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Marutani|first=Hiroshi|date=27 January 2019|title=Who is Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga?|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-after-Abe/Who-is-Chief-Cabinet-Secretary-Yoshihide-Suga|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903013640/https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-after-Abe/Who-is-Chief-Cabinet-Secretary-Yoshihide-Suga|archive-date=3 September 2020|access-date=1 September 2020|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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Suga wasje electedizabran to theza [[Diet of Japan|Japanski kongres]] in thena [[1996 Japanese general election|1996opštim generalizborima election1996.]] godine, representing thepredstavljajući [[Kanagawa 2nd district|okrug Kanagava 2]]. InU hissvojoj thirdtrećoj yeargodini inu the Dietkongresu, he shiftedsvoju hispodršku supportje frompreusmerio Primesa Ministerpremera [[Keizō Obuchi|Keizo ObuchiObučija]] tona formerbivšeg LDPgeneralnog Secretarysekretara LDP-Generala [[Seiroku Kajiyama|Seiroku Kajijamu]], anšto unusualje movebio forneobičan apotez za juniormlađeg legislatorzakonodavca.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> HeOn wasje re-electedponovno inje theizabran na [[2000 Japanese general election|2000opštim generalizborima election2000.]] godine, [[2003 Japanese general election|2003opštim generalizborima election2003.]],andi [[2005 Japanese general election|2005opštim generalizborima election2005.]] godine.
HeOn wasje appointedimenovan Seniorza Vicevišeg Ministerpotpredsednika forza Internalunutrašnje Affairsposlove andi Communicationskomunikacije inu Novembernovembru 2005. undergodine Primepod Ministerupravom premijera [[JunichiroЏуничиро Коизуми|Džuničira KoizumiKoizumija]]. HeUnapređen wasje promotedu toministra Ministerunutrašnjih ofposlova Internali Affairskomunikacija andi Communicationsministra andza Ministerprivatizaciju forpoštanskih Privatizationusluga ofu theprvom Postal Services in the firstkabinetu [[ShinzoШинзо Абе|Šinza Abe]] cabinetu in Septemberseptembru 2006. godine, and addeda theportfelj portfoliodržavnog ofministra Ministerza ofreformu Statedecentralizacije fordodao Decentralizationje Reformu in Decemberdecembru 2006.<ref name=":2" /> HeOn wasje instrumentalbio inod thepresudne developmentvažnosti ofza Japan'srazvoj japanskog sistema {{Nihongo|"„[[hometown tax|hometowndonacije rodnom donationgradu]]"”|ふるさと納税|furusato nōzei}} system, whichkoji allowedje taxpayersomogućavao toporeskim obtainobveznicima deductionsda byostvaruju donatingodbitke moneydonirajući tonovac locallokalnim governmentssamoupravama.<ref name=":0" /> HeNjega wasje replaced byzamenio [[Hiroya Masuda|Hiroja Masuda]] in au cabinetprekomponovanju reshufflevlade inu Augustavgustu 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:総務省｜歴代の大臣・副大臣・政務官|url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_sosiki/annai/soshiki/rekidai.html|access-date=2 September 2020 |language=ja|archive-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417130016/https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_sosiki/annai/soshiki/rekidai.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
HisNjegov "street-corner"stil campaigningkampanje style„na wasuglovima creditedulica” withzaslužan holdingje hisza seatnjegov inuspeg thena [[2009 Japanese general election|2009opštim generalizborima election2009.]] godine, whenkada manysu othermnogi LDPdrugi lawmakersposlanici lostLDP-a theirizgubili seatssvoja amidmesta ausred surgetalasa in support for thepodrške [[DemocraticДемократска Partyпартија Јапана|Demokratskoj ofstranci JapanJapana]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Marutani|first=Hiroshi|date=12 September 2018|title=How Abe's right-hand man has shaped policy in Japan|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/How-Abe-s-right-hand-man-has-shaped-policy-in-Japan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903070539/https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/How-Abe-s-right-hand-man-has-shaped-policy-in-Japan|archive-date=3 September 2020|access-date=28 August 2020|website=Nikkei Asian Review|language=en-GB}}</ref>
