SAITO Tetsuo

Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy
Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027

Face Photo:SAITO Tetsuo

Profile

Date of birth
February 5, 1952
Political party
KOMEITO
Affiliation
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency
Hiroshima 3rd District
Numbers of elected
10

Past career

  • Mar. 1976
    Graduated from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • Aug. 2022
    Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
    Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy
    Minister in charge of the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027
    (2nd Kishida Cabinet (reshuffled))
    Nov. 2021
    Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
    Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy
    (2nd Kishida Cabinet)
    Oct. 2021
    Reelected to the House of Representatives (49th General Election)
    Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
    Minister in charge of Water Cycle Policy
    (Kishida Cabinet)
    Sep. 2020
    Deputy Chief Representative, KOMEITO
    Sep. 2018
    Secretary General, KOMEITO
    Oct. 2017
    Reelected to the House of Representatives (48th General Election)
    Dec. 2014
    Reelected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election)
    Dec. 2012
    Reelected to the House of Representatives (46th General Election)
    Oct. 2010
    Acting Secretary General, KOMEITO
    Sep. 2009
    Chair, Policy Research Council, KOMEITO
    Aug. 2009
    Reelected to the House of Representatives (45th General Election)
    Sep. 2008
    Minister of the Environment (Aso Cabinet)
    Aug. 2008
    Minister of the Environment (Fukuda Cabinet (reshuffled))
    Sep. 2006
    Chair, Policy Research Council, KOMEITO
    Sep. 2005
    Reelected to the House of Representatives (44th General Election)
    Chairperson, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, House of Representatives
    Oct. 2004
    Chairperson, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, House of Representatives
    Nov. 2003
    Reelected to the House of Representatives (43rd General Election)
    Jun. 2000
    Reelected to the House of Representatives (42nd General Election)
    Apr. 2000
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Science and Technology Agency (Mori Cabinet)
    Oct. 1999
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Science and Technology Agency (2nd Obuchi Cabinet (reshuffled))
    Oct. 1996
    Reelected to the House of Representatives (41st General Election)
    Jul. 1993
    Reelected to the House of Representatives for the first time (40th General Election)
    Sep. 1986
    Visiting Researcher at Princeton University
    Apr. 1976
    Joined SHIMIZU CORPORATION