UENO Kenichiro
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Profile
- Date of birth
- August 3, 1965
- Place of Birth
- Shiga Prefecture
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Shiga 2nd District
Past career
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- 1990
- Graduated from Faculty of Law, Kyoto University
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- Oct. 2025
- Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
(Takaichi Cabinet) - Oct. 2024
- Elected to the House of Representavives (HR) (50th General Election)
- Apr. 2024
- Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Water Policy and Land Conservation, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Feb. 2024
- Director, Committee on Cabinet, HR
- Oct. 2023
- Secretary-General, Research Commission on Housing and Land Policy, LDP
Director, Committee on Budget, HR - Jan. 2023
- Chairperson, Special Mission Committee for the Promotion of Private Finance Initiative, LDP
- Oct. 2022
- Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, HR
- Aug. 2022
- Deputy Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Oct. 2021
- Chair, Committee on Cabinet, HR
Elected to the HR (49th General Election) - Jun. 2021
- Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Product Distribution, LDP
- Sep. 2019
- Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
- Oct. 2018
- State Minister of Finance
(4th Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled)) - Nov. 2017
- State Minister of Finance
(4th Abe Cabinet) - Oct. 2017
- Elected to the HR (48th General Election)
- Aug. 2017
- State Minister of Finance
(3rd Abe Cabinet (3rd Reshuffled)) - Oct. 2016
- Director, Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, HR
- Aug. 2016
- Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, LDP
- Feb. 2016
- Director, Committee on Financial Affairs, HR
- Nov. 2015
- Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Housing and Land Policy
Chief Secretary, Special Committee on Sewerage and Septic Tanks, LDP - Oct. 2015
- Director, Treasury and Finance Division, LDP
- Dec. 2014
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
(3rd Abe Cabinet)
Elected to the HR (47th General Election) - Sep. 2014
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
(2nd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled)) - Oct. 2013
- Acting Director, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division, LDP
- Apr. 2013
- Director, Special Committee on Disasters, HR
- Jan. 2013
- Director, Committee on Environment, HR
Acting Director, Internal Affairs and Communications Division, LDP - Dec. 2012
- Director, Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, HR
Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
Elected to the HR (46th General Election) - Oct. 2007
- Manager, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP
- Sep. 2005
- Member, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, HR
Elected to the HR (44th General Election) - Apr. 1990
- Joined Ministry of Home Affairs