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TAKEDA Ryota
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Date of Birth: April 1, 1968
Birth Place: Fukuoka Prefecture
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 6 times)
Constituency: Fukuoka 11th District
Birth Place: Fukuoka Prefecture
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 6 times)
Constituency: Fukuoka 11th District
Education
| March 2009 | Completed the Graduate School, Waseda University |
| March 1992 | Graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Waseda University |
Career
| September 2020 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (Suga Cabinet) |
| September 2019 | Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission; Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Minister in charge of Building National Resilience Minister of State for Disaster Management (the Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet) |
| November 2018 | Acting Chairperson, Research Commission on National Security, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
| September 2017 | Vice-Chairperson, Headquarters for North Korea’s Nuclear Tests and Missiles, LDP |
| October 2016 | Chief Vice-Chairperson, Headquarters for Overcoming Population Decline and Regional Revitalization, LDP |
| September 2016 | Director, Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, House of Representatives |
| August 2016 | Special Advisor to Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General, LDP |
| March 2016 | Secretary-General, Federation of Diet Members for Promoting the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan |
| November 2015 | Secretary-General, Research Commission for the Establishment of Sports Oriented Nation, LDP |
| September 2014 | Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives |
| September 2013 | Deputy State Minister of Defense (the Second Abe Cabinet) |
| December 2012 | Chairman, Committee on Security, House of Representatives |
| October 2012 | Director, National Defense Division, LDP |
| January 2011 | Chairperson, Federation of Fukuoka Prefecture LDP Branches |
| September 2010 | Director, Public Speeches Division, LDP |
| October 2009 | Director, Special Committee on Anti-piracy, Anti-terrorism and International Cooperation, House of Representatives |
| August 2008 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense (Reshuffled Fukuda Cabinet and Aso Cabinet) |
| January 2007 | Director, Committee on Judicial Affairs, House of Representatives |
| November 2003 | First elected as a member of the House of Representatives (Fukuoka 11th District) |
| April 1992 | Served as Secretary to the House of Representatives member KAMEI Shizuka |
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