Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Akihiro OHATA
Date of birth: October 5, 1947
Place of birth: Shirosato Town, Ibaraki Prefecture
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Non-political career
| Aug. 1978 | Administrator, Hitachi branch, Hitachi Workers' Union |
| Apr. 1974 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Mar. 1974 | Graduated with the degree of Master of Engineering from the Musashi Institute of Technology Graduate School (the present Tokyo City University) |
Career as a Diet member
| Sep. 2010 | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Reshuffled Kan Cabinet) |
| Sep. 2009 | Chair, the H.R. Committee on Fundamental National Policies |
| Aug. 2009 | Elected for the seventh time to the H.R. (DPJ) |
| Sep. 2005 | Elected for the sixth time to the H.R. (DPJ) |
| Nov. 2003 | Elected for the fifth time to the H.R. (DPJ) |
| Sep. 2001 | Chair, the H.R. Committee on the Cabinet |
| Jun. 2000 | Elected for the fourth time to the H.R. (DPJ) |
| Sep. 1997 | Chair, the H.R. Special Committee on Provision for Coal |
| Oct. 1996 | Elected for the third time to the H.R. (Democratic Party of Japan [DPJ]) |
| Jun. 1995 | Parliamentary vice-minister at Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
| Jul. 1993 | Reelected to the H.R. (SDPJ) |
| Feb. 1990 | Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives [H.R.] (Social Democratic Party of Japan@[SDPJ]) |
| Dec. 1986 | Elected for the first time to the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly |
Party career
| Sep. 2007 | Minister for Financial Services of the "Next Cabinet" |
| Sep. 2006 | Chair, Organization Committee |
| Jan. 2006 | Senior Director-General, Organization Department |
| Oct. 2004 | Chair, Organization Committee |
| Dec. 2003 | Chair, National Public Safety Commission of the "Next Cabinet" |
| Dec. 2002 | Minister for the Cabinet Office of the "Next Cabinet" |
| Oct. 2002 | Chair, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Safety |
| Sep. 2002 | Director-General, Executive Office |
| Sep. 2000 | Minister for Information and Communication of the "Next Cabinet" |
| Sep. 1999 | Chair, Commerce and Industry Division, Policy Research Committee |
| Jan. 1999 | Vice-Chair, Diet Affairs Committee |
| Nov. 1998 | Chair, Ibaraki 5th Branch Headquarters, the DPJ |
| May. 1998 | Representative, Ibaraki Prefectural Headquarters, the DPJ |
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