Minister of the Environment

Photo of Tetsuo Saito


Tetsuo SAITO


Date of birth: February 5, 1952
Place of birth: Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Member of the House of Representatives (Chugoku District, 5th term)


Education
Mar. 1976Completed Master course at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Dept. of Applied Physics
Mar. 1974Graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology, School of Science, Dept. of Applied Physics

Qualification
Feb. 1985Doctor of Engineering (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Jan. 1984Professional Engineer (Applied Science)

Career
Aug. 2008-Minister of the Environment
Sep. 2006Chairman of the Policy Research Council of New Komeito
Oct. 2004Chairman of the Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (HR)
Oct. 1999Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Science and Technology
Jul. 1993Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time
Aug. 1986Visiting fellow, Princeton University (For 3 years)
Apr. 1976Joined the Shimizu Corporation