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HIRASAWA Katsuei
Minister for Reconstruction
Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
Date of Birth: September 4, 1945
Place of Birth: Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 8 Times)
Constituency: Tokyo 7th District
Place of Birth: Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 8 Times)
Constituency: Tokyo 7th District
Education
| June 1973 | Master of Arts, Duke University, United States |
| March 1968 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo |
| March 1964 | Graduated from Fukushima Prefectural Fukushima High School |
Career
| September 2020 | Minister for Reconstruction; Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima (Suga Cabinet) |
| September 2016 | Chairperson, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) (reappointed in 2019) |
| November 2015 | Chairperson, Headquarters for Party and Political System Reform Implementation, LDP |
| September 2014 | President, Central Institute of Politics, LDP |
| October 2013 | Acting Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| October 2011 | Deputy Secretary-General, LDP |
| September 2010 | Director, Judicial Affairs Division,LDP |
| September 2007 | Chairperson, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives (HR) |
| September 2006 | State Minister of the Cabinet Office |
| November 2005 | Chairperson, Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues, HR (Reappointed in 2014) |
| September 2003 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications |
| May 2001 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense |
| October 1996 | First elected to the House of Representatives (subsequently elected for eight consecutive terms) |
| December 1994 - July 1994 |
Senior Councilor, Minister's Secretariat, Defense Agency |
| April 1994 | Senior Councilor, Commissioner General’s Secretariat, National Police Agency |
| August 1992 | Department Chief, Okayama Prefectural Police Department |
| March 1991 | Director, Crime Prevention Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department |
| April 1985 | Secretary to the Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| April 1980 | First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the UK |
| April 1968 | Entered the National Police Agency |
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