AKAZAWA Ryosei
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact Caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister in charge of Green Transformation
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister in charge of International Exposition
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
Profile
- Date of birth
- December 18, 1960
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Tottori 2nd
Past career
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- 1991
- Received an MBA from Cornell University, the United States
- March 1984
- Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
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- Oct. 2025
- Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact Caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister in charge of Green Transformation
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister in charge of International Exposition
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
(Takaichi Cabinet) - Nov. 2024
- Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization
Minister in charge of New Capitalism
Minister in charge of Wage Increase
Minister in charge of Startups
Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Oriented to All Generations
Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management
Minister in charge of Preparation for Establishment of Disaster Management Agency
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
(2nd Ishiba Cabinet)
Elected to the House of Representatives (HR) (7th term) - Oct. 2024
- Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization
Minister in charge of New Capitalism
Minister in charge of Wage Increase
Minister in charge of Startups
Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Oriented to All Generations
Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management
Minister in charge of Preparation for Establishment of Disaster Management Agency
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
(1st Ishiba Cabinet) - Nov. 2023
- State Minister of Finance
(2nd Kishida Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled)) - Oct. 2022
- Manager, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP
- Sep. 2022
- Acting Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Nov. 2021
- Chairperson, Special Committee for Investigation of Nuclear Power Issues, HR
- Oct. 2021
- Elected to the HR (6th term)
- Sep. 2020
- State Minister of Cabinet Office
(Suga Cabinet) - Oct. 2017
- Elected to the HR (5th term)
- Jan. 2016
- Chairperson, Environment Committee, HR
- Dec. 2014
- Elected to the HR (4th term)
State Minister of Cabinet Office (3rd Abe Cabinet) - Sep. 2014
- State Minister of Cabinet Office (2nd Abe Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Dec. 2012
- Elected to the HR (3rd term)
Parliamentary Secretary for Land, Infrastructure and Transport (2nd Abe Cabinet) - Aug. 2009
- Elected to the HR (2nd term)
- Sep. 2005
- Elected to the HR (1st term)
- Jul. 2001
- Director for Personnel Affairs, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Jun. 1999
- Director for Personnel Affairs, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Transport
- Apr. 1996
- Director of the Traffic Policy Division, Planning and Promotion Department, Hokkaido Prefectural Government
- Aug. 1994
- Deputy Director, International Air Transport Division, Administration Department, Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Transport
- Apr. 1984
- Joined the Ministry of Transport (Currently the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)