MATSUMOTO Takeaki

Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

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Profile

Date of birth
April 25, 1959
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Political party
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency
Hyogo 11th District
Numbers of times elected
8

Past career

  • Mar. 1982
    Graduated from the School of Law, University of Tokyo
  • Dec. 2023
    Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
    Oct. 2023
    Chair of the Research Commission on Market Competitiveness Policy of the Liberal Democratic Party
    Nov. 2022
    Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
    Oct. 2021
    Elected to the 49th House of Representatives (8 terms)
    Oct. 2019
    Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives
    Oct. 2018
    Acting Chair of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party
    Sept. 2017
    Joined the Liberal Democratic Party
    Mar. 2011
    Minister for Foreign Affairs
    Sept. 2009
    Chair of the House Steering Committee, House of Representatives
    Sept. 2005
    Chair of the Policy Research Committee of the former Democratic Party of Japan
    Jun. 2000
    Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (42nd General Election)
    Aug. 1989
    Special Assistant to the Minister of Defense Agency, Mr. Juro Matsumoto
    Apr. 1982
    Joined the former Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd.