Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science
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| Date of birth: February 18, 1950 Member of the House of Representatives Constituency: 8th electoral district of Shizuoka Prefecture (Elected 5 times) |
- Education
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1974 Graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University 1972 Graduated from Ambassador College 1968 Graduated form Shizuoka Prefectural High School; admitted to the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University - Career
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Sep. 2008 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Aug. 2008 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Fukuda Cabinet/ Reshuffled) Sep. 2007 Deputy Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Policy Research Council Sep. 2006 Chairman of the Committee on Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the House of Representatives Nov. 2005 Deputy Chairman of the LDP Diet Affairs Committee, the House of Representatives Sep. 2005 Elected to the fifth term as Member of the House of Representatives Sep. 2004 Senior Vice Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Nov. 2003 Elected to the fourth term as Member of the House of Representatives Nov. 2003 Director of the Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, the House of Representatives Nov. 2003 Director of the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division, LDP Policy Research Council Oct. 1999 Acting Director of the Construction Division, LDP Policy Research Council Oct. 1999 Chairman of the Committee on Organizations Involved with Commerce, Industry and Medium and Small Enterprises, LDP Party Organization Headquarters May 1999 Director of the Committee on Education, Culture and Sports, the House of Representatives Apr. 1999 Elected to the third term as Member of the House of Representatives (by-election in the 8th district of Shizuoka Prefecture) Feb. 1996 Director of the Committee on Commerce, Trade and Industry, the House of Representatives Aug. 1995 Parliamentary Vice Minister, Management and Coordination Agency Apr. 1995 Chairman of the LDP Shizuoka Prefecture House of Representatives 8th Electoral District Branch Sep. 1993 Director of the Youth Division, LDP Party Organization Headquarters Jul. 1993 Elected to the second term as Member of the House of Representatives Jun. 1993 Director of the Intraparty Training Division, LDP Party Organization Headquarters Nov. 1991 Director of the Committee on Environment, the House of Representatives Feb. 1990 Elected to the first time as Member of the House of Representatives @ @