Face Photo: AKAMA Jiro

AKAMA Jiro

Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission

Minister in charge of Territorial Issues

Minister of State for Disaster Management

Minister of State for Ocean Policy

Profile

Date of birth
Hometown
Kanagawa Prefecture
Political Party
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency
Kanagawa 14th district

Past Career

Education

  • Master’s in Economics and Data Science, University of Manchester

  • Graduated from Department of Economics, College of Economics, Rikkyo University

Career

  • Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
    Minister in charge of Territorial Issues
    Minister of State for Disaster Management
    Minister of State for Ocean Policy
    (2nd Takaichi Cabinet)
    Elected to the House of Representatives (seventh term)

  • Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
    Minister in charge of Territorial Issues
    Minister of State for Disaster Management
    Minister of State for Ocean Policy
    (1st Takaichi Cabinet)

  • Senior Director, Standing Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications, House of Representatives

  • Elected to the House of Representatives (sixth term)

  • Senior Director, Standing Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, House of Representatives

  • Elected to the House of Representatives (fifth term)

  • Chair, Standing Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, House of Representatives

  • Director, Standing Committee on Financial Affairs, House of Representatives

  • Director, Internal Affairs and Communications Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

  • State Minister of Cabinet Office
    (4th Abe cabinet)

  • Elected to the House of Representatives (fourth term)

  • State Minister of Cabinet Office
    (3rd Abe Cabinet (3rd reshuffled))

  • Director, Internal Affairs and Communications Division, Policy Research Council, LDP

  • State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications and State Minister of Cabinet Office
    (3rd Abe cabinet (2nd reshuffled))

  • Deputy Chairperson, LDP Diet Affairs Committee

  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
    (3rd Abe cabinet)
    Elected to the House of Representatives (third term)

  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
    (2nd Abe cabinet (reshuffled))

  • Deputy Secretary-General, LDP

  • Elected to the House of Representatives (second term)

  • First elected to the House of Representatives

  • Member, Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly (two terms (six years))

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