Ryan Kaneko

    

The Honorable Ryan Kaneko
Speaker of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Sierra
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 2022
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Maggie Chan
Preceded by	Ian Calderon
K.S. Minister of Education
In office May 5, 2020 – September 25, 2022
Prime Minister	Susan Kwon
Preceded by	Judy Musgrave
Succeeded by	Samuel Gomez (acting)
Member of the K.S. House of Commons for Box Springs (Inland Empire's 15th district)
Incumbent
Assumed office March 19, 2008
Preceded by	Spencer White
Member of the Inland Empire Provincial Assembly for the 43rd district
In office November 6, 1998 – March 19, 2008
Preceded by	Glenn Reid
Succeeded by	Danny Gonzales
Personal details
Born	Ryan Marcus Kaneko (1960-12-17) December 17, 1960 Riverside, Inland Empire, Federal Sierra, K.S.I.
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Thomas William (since 2002)
Education	University of Sierra, Riverside

Ryan Marcus Kaneko (born December 17, 1960) is a Sierran politician and academic currently serving as a Member of the House of Commons representing Box Springs (Inland Empire's 15th district) since 2008 and has served as Speaker of the House since 2022. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Kaneko previously served as a member of the Inland Empire Provincial Assembly for the 43rd district between 1998 to 2008 and later as Minister of Education between 2020 and 2022.

A native of the Inland Empire, Kaneko was born in the provincial capital of Riverside and attended the University of Sierra, Riverside after graduating high school. Before entering politics, Kaneko was an academic where he taught British literature. He ran for the provincial assembly in 1998 and succeeded Royalist Glenn Reid after he ran for the House of Commons in the 1998 Sierran federal election. As a provincial assemblyman, he backed Democratic-Republican Governor Phillip Martin and later was a staunch critic of his Royalist successor George Barton. In 2008, Kaneko ran for the House of Commons after being inspired by Steven Hong and personal discontent with national politics under the Royalist governments of Matthew Braggs and Dianna Jeong. He ran for Box Springs, the district that constitutes his home district, to succeed Spender White who later ran for the Senate. Kaneko was successfully elected and took office on March 19.

As a member of parliament, Kaneko has been a supporter of Democratic-Republican policies and has been ranked as one of the most liberal politicians in the country. He voted with Hong 100% of the time during his tenure as prime minister and only 5% and 15% with Daniel McComb and Nemesis Heartwell respectively. He was appointed Minister of Education under Susan Kwon after the 2020 federal election and served under Kwon's Social Democrat-led governments. In September 2022, he resigned from his post following the credible allegations of foreign involvement by the United Commonwealth during the 2021 Sierran federal election with his resignation triggering a government crisis. Following the 2022 Sierran federal election, Kaneko would support the Cornflower coalition government between the Democratic-Republican and Royalist parties along with their respective allies and was elected House Speaker on December 2, defeating Social Democrat predecessor Ian Calderon in a landslide victory.

See also

• Asian Sierran and Pacific Islander Sierra members of the K.S. Parliament
• List of LGBT members of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sierra