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Jun MATSUMOTO

Jun MATSUMOTO

Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister in charge of Ocean Policy and Territorial Issues
Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Minister of State for Disaster Management

Date of Birth: April 11, 1950
Place of Birth: Kanagawa Prefecture
Member of the House of Representatives(Elected 6 times)
Constituency: Kanagawa Prefecture No. 1

Education

Mar. 1974

Graduated from the School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences

Career

Aug. 2016

National Public Safety Commission Chairman
Minister in Charge of Ocean Policy, Territorial Issues and National Land Strengthening
State Minister in Charge of Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Disaster Management
(The 3rd ABE Cabinet)

Dec. 2015

Served as Manager, Headquarters for Studying the Past to Think about the Future, LDP

Nov. 2015

Served as Deputy Head, Headquarters for North Korean Abductions, LDP


Served as Deputy Chairman, Research Commission on Employment Issues, LDP

Oct. 2015

Served as Chief Deputy Head, Headquarters for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens, LDP


Served as Deputy Head, Headquarters for TPP, LDP


Served as Acting Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP


Served as Chief Deputy Secretary-General, LDP

Feb. 2015

Served as a Member of Commission on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Information for the House of Representatives

Sep. 2014

Served as Acting Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP


Served as Deputy Secretary-General, LDP

Oct. 2013

Served as Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP


Served as Chief Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP

Dec. 2012

Served as Chairman, Health, Labor and Welfare Committee for the House of Representatives

Nov. 2012

Served as Chief Director of the Opposition, Health, Labor and Welfare Committee for the House of Representatives

Oct. 2009

Served as Deputy Secretary-General, LDP

Sep. 2008

Served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary

Jun. 2007

Served as Chairman, LDP Yokohama City District Branch

Sep. 2006

Served as Deputy Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

Nov. 2005

Served as Director, Operating Committee for the House of Representatives

Nov. 2003

Served as Parliamentary Secretary for Public Management

Oct. 1996

First entered the Diet by winning a seat in the 41st House of Representatives election

Jun. 1990

Elected as a Member of the Yokohama City Council (By-election for Naka Ward, Yokohama City)

Jan. 1978

Joined Matsumoto Pharmacy, Ltd.

Apr. 1974

Joined SSP Co., Ltd.

Personal Motto

 "Ordinarily in shade, but if required one should get a tough task to people's surprise." and "Do what you should do after soul-searching."

Hobby

Golf and light music (Jazz bass)

Family

 Wife, three sons and mother

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