Minister for Foreign Affairs

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Nobutaka MACHIMURA


Born : October 17, 1944
Member of the House of Representatives
Hokkaido District No.5 (elected 8 times)


Education
June 1969Graduated Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
(Attended Wesleyan University, USA, on a one year exchange program)

Career
September 2005Minister for Foreign Affairs
September 2004Minister for Foreign Affairs
October 2002Director-General, Election Bureau, LDP
April 2001Acting Secretary-General, LDP
January 2001Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
December 2000Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture and Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency (Second Mori Cabinet)
March 2000Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (Second Obuchi Cabinet and First Mori Cabinet)
July 1998State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Obuchi Cabinet)
September 1997Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Second Hashimoto Cabinet)
November 1996Chairman, Standing Committee on Health and Welfare, House of Representatives
December 1992Director, National Defense Division, Policy Research Council, LDP
March 1990Director, Cultural Affairs Division, LDP
August 1989Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (reappointed under First Kaifu Cabinet)
June 1989Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Uno Cabinet)
December 1983Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives at the 37th election (elected for seventh consecutive term at the 43rd House of Representatives general election, 9 November, 2003)
April 1982Retired as Director of the Planning Division, Petroleum Department, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, MITI
May 1979Seconded to Japan External Trade Organization (New York Trade Center)
June 1974Seconded to National Land Agency
July 1969Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)