HAYASHI Yoshimasa
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Profile
- Date of birth
- January 19, 1961
- Place of birth
- Yamaguchi prefecture
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Yamaguchi 3rd District
- Number of times elected
- 2 (House of Representatives), 5 (House of Councillors)
Past career
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- Jun. 1994
- Graduated from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
(Master in Public Administration) - Mar. 1984
- Graduated from Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
- Mar. 1979
- Graduated from Shimonoseki-Nishi High School
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- Nov. 2025
- Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
(Takaichi Cabinet) - Nov. 2024
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
(2nd Ishiba Cabinet) - Oct. 2024
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
(1st Ishiba Cabinet) - Dec. 2023
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
(2nd Kishida Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled)) - Oct. 2023
- Subcommittee Chairperson, Research Commission on the Tax System
- Sept. 2023
- Member, General Council, Liberal Democratic Party
- Aug. 2022
- Minister for Foreign Affairs
(2nd Kishida Cabinet (Reshuffled)) - Nov. 2021
- Minister for Foreign Affairs
(2nd Kishida Cabinet) - Oct. 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (49th General Election) (Yamaguchi 3rd Electoral District)
- Oct. 2019
- Chairperson, Commission on the Constitution, House of Councillors
Chairperson, Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy, Liberal Democratic Party
Chairperson, Economic Growth Strategy Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party
Acting Chairperson of Subcommittee, Research Commission on the Tax System, Liberal Democratic Party - Oct. 2018
- Chairperson, Special Committee on IT Strategy, Liberal Democratic Party
- Nov. 2017
- Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding
(4th Abe Cabinet) - Aug. 2017
- Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding
(3rd Abe Cabinet (3rd Reshuffled)) - Oct. 2016
- Chairperson, Special Committee on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, House of Councillors
- Feb. 2015
- Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(3rd Abe Cabinet) - Sep. 2014
- Deputy Chairperson and Acting Chairperson of Subcommittee, Research Commission on the Tax System, Liberal Democratic Party
- Dec. 2012
- Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(2nd Abe Cabinet) - Oct. 2009
- Chairperson, Liberal Democratic Party Policy Board in the House of Councillors
Acting Chairperson, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party - Jul. 2009
- Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
(Aso Cabinet) - Aug. 2008
- Minister of Defense
(Fukuda Cabinet (Reshuffled)) - Sep. 2006
- State Minister of Cabinet Office
(1st Abe Cabinet) - Oct. 2004
- Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, House of Councillors
- Jan. 2002
- Chief Secretary, Headquarters for Promoting Administrative Reform, Liberal Democratic Party
- Oct. 1999
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance
(Obuchi Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled)) - Jul. 1997
- Deputy Secretary-General for the Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors
- Jul. 1995
- Elected to the House of Councillors for the first time (17th General Election) (elected five times consecutively in the Yamaguchi Electoral District)
- Apr. 1984
- Joined Mitsui &Co., Ltd.