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Sanae TAKAICHI
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 7 times)
Date of Birth: March 7, 1961
Place of Birth: Nara, Japan
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Constituency : Nara 2nd district
Education
Mar. 1984 |
Graduated from the Department of Business Administration, the Faculty of Business Administration, Kobe University |
Career
Dec. 2014 |
(Present) Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (The Third Abe Cabinet) |
Dec. 2014 |
Elected to the HR (47th General Election) |
Sep. 2014 |
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (The Second Abe Reshuffled Cabinet) |
Dec. 2012 |
Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP |
Dec. 2012 |
Elected to the HR (46th General Election) |
Oct. 2012 |
Chairperson, Public Relations Headquarters, LDP |
Sep. 2009 |
Member, Judge Indictment Committee |
Aug. 2009 |
Elected to the HR (45th General Election) |
Aug. 2008 |
Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Oct. 2007 |
Chairperson, Subcommittee of Industrial Policy on Textile and Fashion, LDP |
Oct. 2007 |
Chairperson, Special Committee on Youths, Policy Research Council, LDP |
Sep. 2006 |
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Innovation, Gender Equality, Social Affairs and Food Safety (The First Abe Cabinet) |
Nov. 2005 |
Director-General, Information Research Bureau, LDP |
Sep. 2005 |
Elected to the HR (44th General Election) |
Apr. 2004 |
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kinki University |
Oct. 2002 |
Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Feb. 2002 |
Director, Public Speeches Division, |
Jan. 2001 |
Chairperson, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, HR |
Jun. 2000 |
Elected to the HR (42nd General Election) |
Jul. 1998 |
State Secretary for International Trade and Industry |
Oct. 1996 |
Elected to the HR (41st General Election) |
Jul. 1993 |
Elected for the first time as a member of the House of |
Mar. 1989 |
Graduated from the Matsushita Institute of Government & Management |
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