SAITO Ken
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister for Green Transformation
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
Profile
- Date of birth
- June 14, 1959
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Constituency
- Chiba 7th District
- Numbers of times elected
- 5
Past career
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- Mar. 1983
- Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
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- Dec. 2023
- Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister for Green Transformation
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation - Oct. 2023
- Vice President, Central Institute of Politics, LDP
- Sep. 2023
- Chairperson, Research Commission on the Judiciary System, LDP
Deputy Chairperson, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP - Nov. 2022
- Minister of Justice
(The Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet) - Oct. 2022
- Acting Chairperson, General Council, LDP
Deputy Chairperson, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP - Dec. 2021
- Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, HR
- Nov. 2021
- Director, Interest Group Policy Division, LDP
- Oct. 2021
- Elected to the HR (49th General Election)
- Oct. 2020
- Director, Committee on Budget, HR
- Oct. 2019
- Secretary, Commission on the Constitution, HR
Secretary-General, Research Commission for the Establishment of a Sports Oriented Nation, LDP
Secretary-General, Headquarters for Economic Partnership Agreements including TPP, Japan-EU EPA, and Japan-US TAG, LDP - Nov. 2017
- Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(The Fourth Abe Cabinet) - Oct. 2017
- Elected to the HR (48th General Election)
- Aug. 2017
- Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(The 3rd Reshuffled 3rd Abe Cabinet) - Oct. 2015
- State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Dec. 2014
- Elected to the HR (47th General Election)
- Dec. 2012
- Elected to the HR (46th General Election)
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Environment - Aug. 2009
- Elected to the House of Representatives (HR) (45th General Election)
- Mar. 2006
- Retired from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Aug. 2004
- Vice Governor, Saitama Prefecture
- Oct. 2003
- Director, Electricity Infrastructure Division, Electricity and Gas Industry Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
- Jan. 2001
- Director for Planning, Administrative Reform Promotion Coordinate Office, the Secretariat of the Administrative Reform Promotion, Cabinet Secretariat
- Oct. 2000
- Director, Information International Cooperation Office, Electronics Policy Division, Machinery and Information Industries Bureau, MITI
- Jul. 2000
- Director for Planning, Planning Division, Public Utilities Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
- Jul. 1999
- Director for Planning, Policy Planning and Coordination Division, Basic Industries Bureau, MITI
- Jun. 1998
- Director for Personnel Affairs, Personnel Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MITI
- Apr. 1983
- Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)