SAKAI Manabu

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
Minister of State for Ocean Policy

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Date of birth
September 4, 1965
Place of Birth
Fuchu, Tokyo
Political party
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency
Kanagawa 5th
Number of times elected
5

Past career

  • Mar. 1989
    Graduated from Department of Politics, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
  • Oct. 2024
    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
    Minister of State for Ocean Policy
    Jan. 2024
    Ruling Party’s Chief Director, Special Committee on Disasters, House of Representatives
    Nov. 2023
    Head, Project Team of Comprehensive Support for creating a society where citizens can enjoy their Golden Years with peace of mind, Research Commission on Social Security System, LDP
    Apr. 2022
    Chairperson, Special Mission Committee for the Promotion of the International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama, LDP
    Nov. 2021
    Member, General Council, LDP
    Oct. 2021
    Elected to the House of Representatives (49th general election)
    Sep. 2020
    Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Suga cabinet)
    Oct. 2019
    Ruling Party’s Chief Director, Committee on Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Administration, House of Representatives
    Nov. 2018
    Chief Secretary, Research Commission on info-Communications Strategy, LDP
    Nov. 2018
    Manager, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP
    Oct. 2018
    Chairperson, Committee on Financial Affairs, House of Representatives
    Oct. 2017
    Elected to the House of Representatives (48th general election)
    Sep. 2017
    Chairperson of Federation of Yokohama Liberal Democratic Party Branches
    Aug. 2017
    State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (4th Abe cabinet)
    Oct. 2015
    State Minister of Finance (3rd Abe cabinet 1st reshuffled cabinet)
    Dec. 2014
    Elected to the House of Representatives (47th general election)
    Sep. 2014
    Director, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division, Policy Research Council, LDP
    Feb. 2013
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction (2nd Abe cabinet)
    Dec. 2012
    Elected to the House of Representatives (46th general election)
    Sep. 2005
    Elected to the House of Representatives (44th general election)
    Aug. 2003
    Left the office
    Dec. 1997
    Joined the office of Kunio HATOYAMA, member of the House of Representatives
    Nov. 1997
    Left the company
    Dec. 1994
    Joined the Chisuisya Corporation (private company for sewage treatment in Kumamoto Prefecture)
    Aug. 1993
    Graduated from the MIGM
    Apr. 1989
    Entered the MIGM (the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management) (10th graduates)