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Eriko YAMATANI

Eriko YAMATANI

Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
Minister in charge of Ocean Policy and Territorial Issues
Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
Minister of State for Disaster Management

Date of Birth: September 19, 1950
Place of Birth: Tokyo
Member of the House of Councilors;
elected as proportional–representative candidate;
second term (Twice to the House of Councilors, one term in the House of Representatives)

Brief Survey of Career

Mar. 1973

 

 

Graduated from the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Arts of University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo

Editor-in-Chief of Sankei Living newspaper after working for  publishing companies

 

Political Career

Sep. 2014 Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
State Minister in charge of Abduction Issue, Ocean Policy and Territorial Issues, and National Land Strengthening
State Minister for Special Mission (Disaster Management)
Oct. 2013 Chairman of LDP Policy Board in H.C.
Jan. 2013 Deputy Chairman of LDP Research Commission on Public Security and Antiterrorism
Chairman of LDP Headquarters for North Korean Abductions
Dec. 2012 Chairman of the H.C. Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Related Matters
Oct. 2012 LDP Shadow Cabinet’s Minister for Abduction Issue by North Korea, and Chairman of National Public Safety Commission  
Director of LDP Cabinet Division
Lecturer of LDP Central Institute of Politics
Jul. 2012 Member of the H.C. Committee on Integrated Reform of Social Security and Tax
Oct. 2011 LDP Shadow Cabinet’s Minister for Special Mission from the Cabinet   
Vice President of LDP Central Institute of Politics
Director for Designated Section of LDP Cabinet Division
Member of the H.C. Committee on Cabinet
Member of the H.C. Committee on Budget
Member of the H.C. Special Committee on North Korea Abduction Issue and Related Matters
Member of the H.C. Commission on Constitution
Sep. 2010 LDP Shadow Cabinet’s Vice Minister for Abduction Issue Acting Chairman of LDP Organization and Campaign Headquarters
Jul. 2010 Elected for the second time to the House of Councilors at the 22nd election (proportional-representation constituency)
Oct. 2009 Chairman of the H.C. Committee on Environment
Nov. 2008 Chief Secretary of LDP Special Mission Committee on  Abduction Issue
Oct. 2008 Director of the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) Women’s Affairs Division
Sep. 2007 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (Education Rebuilding)
Sep. 2006 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (Education Rebuilding)
Nov. 2005 Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet Office
Jul. 2004 Elected for the first time to the House of Councilors (H.C.) at the 20th election (proportional-representation constituency)
Jun. 2000 Elected for the first time to the House of Representative
Personal Motto: Persistence will pay off.
Hobby: Swimming, and Aikido (of the third-degree)
Works (Books): “Japan Forever”
“Kept running, the 5601st morning of my dad, Sinpei YAMATANI”
“My dear mom”
“The important matters I learned from my dad”
“Conflict between a wife and her mother-in-law”

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