MATSUNO Hirokazu
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
Minister in Charge of Promoting Vaccinations
Profile
- Date of birth
- September 13, 1962
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Chiba 3rd District
- Numbers of elected
- 8
Past career
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- 1986
- Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Waseda University
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- Aug. 2022
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
Minister in Charge of Promoting Vaccinations
(2nd Kishida Cabinet (reshuffled)) - Apr. 2022
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
Minister in Charge of Promoting Vaccinations
(2nd Kishida Cabinet) - Nov. 2021
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
(2nd Kishida Cabinet) - Oct. 2021
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abductions Issue
(1st Kishida Cabinet) - Oct. 2020
- Chairperson, Board of Oversight and Review of Specially Designated Secrets, House of Representatives
- Oct. 2019
- Executive Acting Chairperson, General Council, LDP
- Jan. 2018
- Chairperson, Research Commission on Employment Issues, LDP
- Aug. 2017
- Acting Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Aug. 2016
- Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding
(3rd Abe Cabinet (2nd reshuffled)) - Dec. 2015
- Senior Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Representatives
- Nov. 2015
- Chief Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
- Oct. 2014
- Senior Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, House of Representatives
- Sep. 2014
- Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP
- Dec. 2012
- Chairperson, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, House of Representative
- Aug. 2008
- State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Fukuda Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Sep. 2006
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (1st Abe Cabinet)
- Jun. 2000
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (42nd General Election)
- Apr. 1988
- Entered Matsushita Institute of Government and Management
- Apr. 1986
- Joined Lion Corporation