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Akinori ETO

Akinori ETO

Minister of Defense
Minister in charge of Security Legislation

Date of Birth: 12 October 1955

Domicile: Aomori Prefecture

Member of the House of Representatives (Elected in 5 elections)

Constituency: Aomori 2nd District

Biography
Mar 2002 Chairperson, Social Welfare Service Cooperation Shiseikai
Apr 1988 Vice-Chairperson, Social Welfare Service Cooperation Shiseikai
Apr 1984 Part-time lecturer, Hachinohe Gakuin Junior College, Kosei Gakuin Educational Corporation
Staff, Social Welfare Service Cooperation Shiseikai
Mar 1981 Graduate School of Law, Nihon University
Political Career
Sep 2014 Minister of Defense
Minister in charge of Security Legislation
Oct 2013 Chairman, Committee on Security, HR
Dec 2012 Elected as a member of the HR (5th term)
Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister of Defense
Sep 2009 Deputy Secretary-General, LDP (3 terms)
Aug 2009 Elected as a member of the HR (4th term)
Aug 2008 Director, Committee on Security
Aug 2007 Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister of Defense (2 terms)
Oct 2006 Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee (3 terms)
Sep 2005 Elected as a member of the HR (3rd term)
Sep 2004 Parliamentary Secretary of Defense, Cabinet Office (2 terms)
Nov 2003 Elected as a member of the HR (2nd term)
Oct 1996 Elected as a member of the House of Representatives (HR)
Liberal Democratic Party(LDP)
Hobbies: Reading, Movie Appreciation
Family: Wife, 3 daughters, 1 son

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