Minister of State for Regulatory Reform

Yoshimi WATANABE

Date of birth: March 17, 1952 Member of the House of Representatives Constituency: Tochigi Prefecture 3rd district (Elected 4 times)

Education

1979	Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Chuo University
1977	Graduated from the Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

Career

December 2006	Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
2006	Senior Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
2005	Re-elected to the House of Representatives (4th term) Manager, Research Commission on the Tax System, Liberal Democratic Party
2004	Acting Director General, International Bureau, LDP Acting Chairman, Public Relations Headquaters, LDP
2003	Re-elected to the House of Representatives (3rd term)
2000	Re-elected to the House of Representatives (2nd term) Chief Secretary, Research Commission on the Finance and Banking
1996	Elected to the House of Representatives (1st term)
1992	Private secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs
1986	Private secretary to Ministe of International Trade and Industry