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Seiko NODA
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment
Minister of State for Gender Equality
Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 9 times)
Date of Birth: September 3, 1960
Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Constituency: Gifu 1st district
Date of Birth: September 3, 1960
Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Constituency: Gifu 1st district
Education
| Mar. 1983 | Graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University |
Career
| Apr. 1983 | Entered the Imperial Hotel, Ltd. |
| Oct. 1986 | Resigned from the Imperial Hotel, Ltd. |
| Apr. 1987 | Member of the Gifu Prefectural Assembly |
| Jul. 1993 | Elected for the first time as a member of the House of Representatives (HR) (40th General Election) |
| Oct. 1996 | Elected to the HR (41st General Election) |
| Nov. 1996 | State Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications (The Second Hashimoto Cabinet) |
| Jul. 1998 | Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (The Obuchi Cabinet, The Obuchi First Reshuffled Cabinet) |
| Jun. 2000 | Elected to the HR (42nd General Election) |
| Nov. 2003 | Elected to the HR (43rd General Election) |
| Sep. 2005 | Elected to the HR (44th General Election) |
| Oct. 2007 | Director, Publicity Division, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman, Special Committees on Persons with Disabilities, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| Nov. 2007 | Chairman, Research Commission on Consumer Issues, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| Aug. 2008 | Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy and Food Safety, Consumer Affairs, Space Policy (The Fukuda Reshuffled Cabinet, The Aso Cabinet) |
| Aug. 2009 | Elected to the HR (45th General Election) |
| Oct. 2011 | Chairman, Research Commission on Consumer Issues, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| Dec. 2012 | Chairman, General Council, LDP |
| Dec. 2012 | Elected to the HR (46th General Election) |
| Dec. 2014 | Elected to the HR (47th General Election) |
| Jan. 2016 | Chairman of the Special Committee on Disasters, HR |
| Aug. 2017 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System （The Third Reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet） |
| Oct. 2017 | Elected to the HR (48th General Election) |
| Nov. 2017 | (Present) Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System （The Fourth Abe Cabinet） |
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