Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister for Ocean Policy

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Kazuyoshi KANEKO


Date of Birth : December 20, 1942
Member of the House of Representatives
Gifu 4th Constituency

Education
1966Faculty of Economics, Keio University (1966.3)

Career
2008.9Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Minister for Ocean Policy
2008.4 Chairman, Diet Members Group on Promotion of Measures for Housing, LDP
2007.9Chairman, Research Commission on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, LDP
2006.9Chairman, Standing Committee on Budget, HR
2005.10 Chairman, Research Commission on the Finance and Banking Systems, LDP
2005.9Elected to HR (seventh term)
2004.10Deputy Chairman, Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP
2003.11 Elected to HR (sixth term)
2003.10Minister of State for Regulatory Reform,
Minister of State for Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan,
Minister of State for Administrative Reform,
Minister of State for Special Zones for Structural Reform,
Minister of State for Regional Revitalization
2003.9Minister of State for Regulatory Reform,
Minister of State for Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan,
Minister of State for Administrative Reform,
Minister of State for Special Zones for Structural Reform
2003.3 Acting Chairman, Research Commission on Comprehensive
Economic Affairs, LDP Chairman, Committee on Project Management, LDP
2003.2Chief Secretary, Headquarters on Urgent Countermeasures to
Stabilize the Financial System, LDP
2002.10Senior Director, Committee on Financial Affairs, HR
2002.1Chief Secretary, Select Commission on Policies for Deflation, LDP
2000.6Elected to HR (fifth term)
1999.10Chairman, Committee on Finance, HR
1997.9 Chairman, Committee on Health and Welfare, HR
1996.10Elected to HR (fourth term)
1996.4 Chairman, Federation of Gifu Prefecture LDP Branches
1995.9 Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
1994.7Director, Construction Division, LDP
1993.7 Elected to HR (third term)
1991.11Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Construction
1990.3Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
1990.2Elected to HR (second term)
1986.7 First elected to the House of Representatives (HR)