TERADA Minoru
August 10, 2022 - November 21, 2022
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Profile
- Date of birth
- January 24, 1958
- Birthplace
- Hiroshima Prefecture
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Hiroshima 5th District
- Numbers of elected
- 6
Past career
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- May 1984
- Received a Master of Public Policy at Harvard University
- Mar. 1980
- Graduated from the School of Law, Tokyo University
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- Aug. 2022
- Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (2nd Kishida Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Dec. 2021
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (in charge of important national security policies and nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues) (2nd Kishida Cabinet)
- Oct. 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives (49th General Election)
- Sep.2020
- Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
Chief Executive, Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications, the House of Representatives - Sep. 2019
- State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (and State Minister of Cabinet Office) (4th Abe Cabinet (2nd reshuffled))
- Oct. 2018
- Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
Chief Executive, Committee on Financial Affairs, the House of Representatives - Nov. 2017
- Chairman, Committee on National Security, the House of Representatives
- Oct. 2017
- Elected to the House of Representatives (48th General Election)
- Sep. 2016
- Acting Director, Internet Media Division, LDP
Director, National Defense Division, LDP - Dec. 2014
- Elected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election)
Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP - Dec. 2012
- Elected to the House of Representatives (46th General Election)
State Minister of Cabinet Office and State Minister for Reconstruction (2nd Abe Cabinet) - Oct. 2008
- Executive, Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, the House of Representatives
- Aug. 2007
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense (two terms) (1st Abe Cabinet (reshuffled) and Fukuda Cabinet)
- Oct. 2006
- Deputy Director-General, Information Research Bureau, LDP
Acting Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with National Security, LDP - Dec. 2005
- Deputy Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Labor, LDP
- Sep. 2005
- Elected to the House of Representatives (44th General Election)
- Oct. 2004
- Deputy Director-General, Information Bureau, LDP
- May 2004
- Deputy Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Commerce, Industry and Medium and Small Sized Enterprises, LDP
Deputy Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Land Development and Construction, LDP
Deputy Director-General, Party Organization Bureau, LDP - Apr. 2004
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (43rd General Election)
- Apr. 1980
- Joined the Ministry of Finance