Chief Cabinet Secretary
Minister of State for the Abduction Issue

Yasuhisa SHIOZAKI

Date of birth: November 7, 1950 Liberal Democratic Party Member of the House of Representatives Constituency: Ehime Prefecture 1st district (Elected 4 times, also elected once for the Member of the House of Councillors)

Education

June 1982	Graduated from J.F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (Master of Public Administration)
March 1975	Graduated from University of Tokyo (American Studies, Department of Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Science)

Career

September 2006	Chief Cabinet Secretary Minister of State for the Abduction Issue
November 2005	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
October 2004	Chairman, Standing Committee on Judicial Affairs, House of Representatives
2003	Deputy Chairman, LDP (PRC)
2002	Chairman, LDP Treasury and Finance Division (PRC)
2001	Director, Standing Committee on Judicial Affairs, House of Representatives
July 2000	Chairman, LDP Foreign Affairs Division (PRC)
June 2000	Member of the House of Representatives (Ehime 1st District)
October 1999	Chairman, LDP Judicial Affairs Division, Policy Research Council (PRC) Chief Director, Standing Committee on Justice, House of Councillors
September 1997	Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance
August 1996	Director, Standing Committee on Budget, House of Councillors
July 1995	Member of the House of Councillors (Ehime District)
July 1993	Member of the House of Representatives (Ehime 1st District)
April 1975	Entered the Bank of Japan