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Koichi YAMAMOTO

Koichi YAMAMOTO

Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness

Date of Birth: Sep 4, 1947
Place of Birth:  Ehime, Japan
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Constituency: Ehime 4, Elected eight times

Education
1970 Graduated from Keio University (Bachelor of Economics)
Career
2016 Chairman of the Deliberative Council on Political Ethics, HOR
Minister of the Environment (Abe Cabinet)
Minister of state for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
2015 Member of the National Land Council
2014 Elected to the HOR (47th Election)
Chairman, Political Ethics Hearing Committee, LDP
2013 Chairman of the Committee on Fundamental National Policies, HOR
Chairman, Subcommittee on Fisheries Basic Policy, LDP
2012 Elected to the HOR (46th Election)
Chairman, Research Commission on Environment and Global Warming
Countermeasures, LDP
Chairman, Federation of Ehime Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party Branches

2010

Chief Director, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, LDP
Director, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division, LDP
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Shadow Cabinet, LDP

2009

Elected to the HOR (45th Election)
Chairman of the Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems, HOR

2008

Chief Director of Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HOR
Chairman, Committee on Mountain Villages Promotion, LDP
Chairman, Comprehensive Research Commission on the Fisheries, LDP
Deputy Chairman, General Council, LDP

2006

Chief Director of Committee on Environment, HOR
Chief Director of Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HOR

2005

Elected to the HOR (44th Election)
Deputy Secretary-General, LDP

2004

Elected to the HOR (43rd Election)
Chairman of Committee on Cabinet, HOR
State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communication (Koizumi Cabinet)
Chairman, Federation of Ehime Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party Branches

2002-2003

Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP

2001

Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP

2000

Elected to the HOR (42nd Election)

1999

Director, Environment Division, Liberal Democratic Party(LDP)

1997

Parliamentary Secretary for Environment (Hashimoto Cabinet)

1996

Elected to the HOR (41st Election)

1993

Elected to the House of Representative (HOR) for the first time (40th Election)

1991

Elected to the Ehime Prefectural Assembly for the first time

1973

Joined Seiun Kisen Co., Ltd. (1981 Chief Executive Officer)

1970

Joined Kansai Kisen Co., Ltd.

Hobby

Reading historical novels, Golf

Family

Wife, a son, four daughters,six grandchildren

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