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Masaharu NAKAGAWA
Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
Date of Birth:February 22, 1947
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of House of Councillors (Elected 3 Times)
Constituency: Tokyo
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of House of Councillors (Elected 3 Times)
Constituency: Tokyo
Education
| 1969 | Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Law) |
Career
| 1969 | Joined Ministry of Finance (MoF) |
| 1974 | District Director, Tokuyama Tax Office |
| 1985 | Assistant Regional Commissioner, First Large Enterprise Examination Department, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau |
| 1990 | Director for the Education, Science and Technology, and Culture Budget, Budget Bureau, MoF |
| 1991 | Director of the Government Debt Division, Financial Bureau, MoF |
| 1993 | Director of the Planning and Administration Division, Financial Bureau, MoF |
| 1994 | Regional Commissioner, Fukuoka Regional Taxation Bureau |
| 1995 | Deputy Commissioner (Large Enterprise Examination and Criminal Investigation), National Tax Agency |
| 1996 | Deputy Director-General of the Financial Bureau, MoF |
| 1998 | Director-General of the Financial Bureau, MoF |
| 2001 | Director General, Environmental Policy Bureau, Ministry of the Environment (MoE) |
| 2002 | Administrative Vice-Minister of the Environment, MoE |
| 2004 | Elected to the House of Councillors for the first time (Tokyo Metropolis) |
| 2007 | Director, Environment Division, LDP |
| 2008 | Chairman, Committee on Education, Culture and Science, the House of Councillors (HoC) |
| 2010 | Elected to the House of Councillors (2nd time, Tokyo Metropolis) Chairman, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems, HoC |
| 2011 | Duputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| 2013 | Chairman, Special Committee on National Security, HoC |
| 2014 | Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration, HoC |
| 2015 | Acting Chairman, General Council, LDP |
| 2016 | Elected to the House of Councillors (3rd time, Tokyo Metropolis) Duputy Chairman, General Assembly of Party Members of HoC |
| 2017 | Minister of the Environment (Abe Cabinet) Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness |
Hobby
Painting (Oil Painting)
Family
Wife, two sons, three grandchildren
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