MATSUMURA Yoshifumi

Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
Minister in charge of Territorial Issues
Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy

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Date of birth
April 22, 1964
Place of Birth
Kumamoto, Japan
Political party
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation
Member of the House of Councilors (Kumamoto Prefecture)
Constituency
Kumamoto Prefecture

Past career

  • Mar. 1987
    Graduated from Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration, Senshu University
  • Sep. 2023
    Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
    Minister in Charge of Building National Resilience
    Minister in Charge of Territorial Issues
    Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy
    Sep. 2022
    Acting Chairperson, General Council, LDP
    Jul. 2022
    Elected to the House of Councilors (4th time)
    Dec. 2021
    Chairperson, Committee on Audit, House of Councilors
    Oct. 2020
    Chairperson, Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election System, House of Councilors
    Oct. 2019
    Chairperson, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Councilors
    Aug. 2017
    Acting Secretary-General, LDP
    Aug. 2016
    State Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Abe Cabinet)
    Nov. 2015
    Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
    Sep. 2014
    Chairperson, Committee on Oversight of Administration, House of Councilors
    Acting Chairperson, Public Relations Headquarters, LDP
    Sep. 2013
    Director, Fisheries Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
    Oct. 2011
    Chairperson, Committee on Environment, House of Councilors
    Jul. 2010
    Elected to the House of Councilors (2nd time)
    Aug. 2008
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Fukuda Cabinet, Aso Cabinet)
    Jul. 2004
    Elected to the House of Councilors
    May. 2001
    Chairperson, Central Federation of Youth Leagues of Societies of Commerce and Industry
    Apr. 1987
    Joined the Marusho Corporation