Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Minister of the Environment
Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems


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Masatoshi WAKABAYASHI


Date of birth: July 4, 1934
Liberal Democratic Party
Member of the House of Councillors
Constituency: Nagano Prefecture (Elected 2 times for the House of Councillors, elected 3 times for the House of Representatives )


Education

University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law

Career
August 2007Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
September 2006Minister of the Environment, Minister in Charge of Global Environmental Problems
November 2005Chairperson, LDP Policy Board in the House of Councillors
Acting Chairperson, Research Commission on the Constitution, LDP
Acting Chairperson, Research Commission on the Election System, LDP
October 2004Director, Committee on Budget, HC
Chairperson, Special Committee on Mountain Villages, LDP
July 2004Elected to the HC
Chairperson, Committee on Discipline, HC
September 2003Chairperson, Special Committee on Prevention of International Terrorism and Japan's Cooperation and Support, HC
May 2003Director, Special Committee on Protection of Personal Information, HC
October 2002Director, Research Commission on the Constitution, HC
Director, Special Committee on Financial Issues and Revitalization of the Economy, HC
September 2001Director, Committee on Financial Affairs, HC
January 2001Senior Vice-Minister of Finance (-Sept. 2001)
December 1999Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Ministry of Finance (-Jan. 2001)
August 1999Chairperson, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (HC)
July 1998Elected to the House of Councillors (HC)
July 1994Director, Committee on Transport, LDP
July 1993Elected to the HR
June 1989Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Management and Coordination Agency (-Feb. 1990)
July 1986Elected to the HR
December 1983Elected to the House of Representatives (HR)
January 1983Resigned from MAFF
July 1981Director, General Affairs Division, Director-General's Secretariat, National Land Agency
January 1981Director, General Affairs Division, Agricultural Structure Improvement Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
January 1978Director, Agricultural Policy Planning Division, Agricultural Structure Improvement Bureau, MoAF
April 1957Jointed Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF)