Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Kenji KOSAKA
Date of birth: March 12, 1946
Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Nagano 1st district (Elected 6 times)
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- Education
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| March 1968 | Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law |
- Career
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| October 2005 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| September 2005 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives for the sixth time |
| October 2004 | Chief Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP |
| November 2003 | Director, Standing committee on Rules and Administration, the House of Representatives |
| October 2002 | Chairman of Committee on Financial Affairs, the House of Representatives |
| January 2001 | Senior Vice-Minister for Public Management, Home Affaires, Posts and Telecommunications
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| December 2000 | Senior State Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications |
| July 2000 | Director, Committee on Communications
Chairman, Telecommunications Council, LDP
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| October 1999 | Senior State Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications |
| February 1990 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time |
| October 1986 | Secretary to Mr. Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister and LDP President
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| 1984 | Quitted JAL and returned home from London to enter into politics |
| April 1968 | Employed by Japan Air Lines (JAL)
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