HAYASHI Yoshimasa
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
Profile
- Date of birth
- January 19, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Yamaguchi, Japan
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Yamaguchi 3rd District
- Numbers of times elected
- 1 (House of Representatives), 5 (House of Councillors)
Past career
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- Jun. 1994
- Graduated from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (Master in Public Administration)
- Mar. 1984
- Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
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- Dec. 2023
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue - Oct. 2023
- Chairperson, Research Sub-commission on the Tax System, Liberal Democratic Party
- Sept. 2023
- Member, General Council, Liberal Democratic Party
- Aug. 2022
- Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Kishida Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Nov. 2021
- Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Kishida Cabinet)
- Oct. 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (49th General Election)
- Oct. 2019
- Chairperson, Commission on the Constitution, House of Councillors
- Aug. 2021
- Chairperson, Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy, LDP
Chairperson, Economic Growth Strategy Headquarters, LDP
Acting Chairperson of Subcommittee, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP - Oct. 2018
- Chairperson, Special Committee on IT Strategy, LDP
- Nov. 2017
- Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding
(4th Abe Cabinet) - Aug. 2017
- Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding
(3rd Abe Cabinet (3rd reshuffled)) - Oct. 2016
- Chairperson, Special Committee on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, House of Councillors
- Feb. 2015
- Chairperson, Special Committee on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, House of Councillors
- Sep. 2014
- Deputy Chairperson and Acting Chairperson, Subcommittee, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP
- Dec. 2012
- Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2nd Abe Cabinet)
- Sep. 2012
- Ran in the LDP presidential election
Chairperson, Kochi-Kai - Oct. 2009
- Chairperson, LDP Policy Board in the House of Councillors
Acting Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP - Jul. 2009
- Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy (Aso Cabinet)
- Aug. 2008
- Minister of Defense (Fukuda Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Sep. 2006
- State Minister of Cabinet Office (1st Abe Cabinet)
- Oct. 2004
- Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, House of Councillors
- Jan. 2002
- Chief Secretary, Headquarters for Promoting Administrative Reform, LDP
- Oct. 1999
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance (2nd Obuchi Cabinet (reshuffled)
- Jul. 1997
- LDP Deputy Secretary-General, House of Councillors
- Jul. 1995
- Elected to the House of Councillors for the first time (17th General Election)
- Apr. 1984
- Joined Mitsui &Co., Ltd.