KIKAWADA Hitoshi

Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Minister of State for Policies Related to Children, Declining Birthrate,Youth Empowerment, and Gender Equality
Minister of State for Regional Revitalization
Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies
Minister of State for Promoting Cohesive and Mutual Assistance Society
Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment
Minister in charge of Cohesive Society
Minister in charge of Strategy for the Future of Regions

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Date of birth
October 13, 1970
Place of Birth
Setagaya Ward, Tokyo
Political party
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency
Saitama 3rd District
Number of times elected
5

Past career

  • 1999
    Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering (Withdrew after completing coursework in 2005)
    1998
    University of Maryland Graduate School Coastal and Marine Environmental Science Program Completed (Master of Science degree obtained)
    1994
    Graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
  • Oct. 2025
    Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
    Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
    Minister of State for Policies Related to Children, Declining Birthrate,Youth Empowerment, and Gender Equality
    Minister of State for Regional Revitalization
    Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies
    Minister of State for Promoting Cohesive and Mutual Assistance Society
    Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment
    Minister in charge of Cohesive Society
    Minister in charge of Strategy for the Future of Regions
    (Takaichi Cabinet)
    Nov. 2024
    House of Representatives Special Committee on Issues Related to Abductions by North Korea Leading Council Member of the Ruling Party
    The House of Representatives Committee on Cabinet Affairs
    Oct. 2024
    Elected to the House of Representatives (50th General Election)
    May. 2024
    Chairperson, Sports Complex Promotion Project Team Liberal Democratic Party Sports Nation Research Council
    Dec. 2023
    Chairman of the National Defense Committee, LDP
    Oct. 2022
    Chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
    Nov. 2021
    State Minister of Cabinet Office
    (2nd Kishida Cabinet)
    Oct. 2021
    Elected to the House of Representatives (49th General Election)
    State Minister of Cabinet Office
    (1st Kishida Cabinet)
    Oct. 2017
    Elected to the House of Representatives (48th General Election)
    Oct. 2015
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
    (3rd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled))
    Dec. 2014
    Elected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election)
    Dec. 2012
    Elected to the House of Representatives (46th General Election)
    Jan. 2011
    Appointed as the branch manager of the Saitama Prefecture 3rd Electoral District (Soka City and Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture), LDP
    Apr. 2010
    Research Fellow Appointed at the Ocean Policy Research Foundation
    (Current: Sasakawa Peace Foundation Institute for Ocean Policy)
    Apr. 2006
    Entered to the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (27th class)
    Apr. 2004
    Japan Sea Rim Environmental Cooperation Center Foundation
    Apr. 2002
    Towa Science Co., Ltd.