Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of State for Decentralization Reform

Tsutomu SATO

Date of Birth: June 20, 1952 (56 yrs. as of 2008.9) Place of Birth: Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Member of the House of Representatives (fourth term, the 4th electoral district of Tochigi prefecture)

Education

March 1975

Graduated from the Department of Civil Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nihon

Political Career

July 2009	Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Decentralization Reform
June 2009	Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Decentralization Reform Minister of State, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories and Disaster Management
September 2008	Minister of State, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories and Disaster Management
August 2007	Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
September 2006	Chairman, General Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives
November 2005	Chairman, General Affairs Division of the Liberal Democratic Party
September 2005	Re-elected (fourth term)
November 2003	Re-elected (third term)
January 2002	Vice-Chairman, Diet Policy Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party
May 2001	Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare
June 2000	Re-elected to the House of Representatives (second term)
October 1996	Elected to the House of Representatives
April 1987	Elected to the Tochigi prefectural assembly (three times in a row)

Personal motto

Treasure every meeting as once-in lifetime experience

Hobbies

Playing golf and driving.

Family

Wife and 2 sons