Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy

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Tatsuo KAWABATA


Date of Birth: January 24, 1945
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: 1st electoral district of Shiga Prefecture (Elected 8 times)

Education
1970Completed Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
1968Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
1963Graduated from Shiga Prefectural Hikone Higashi High School

Career
Jan. 2010Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Sep. 2009Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Jan. 2009Chairman of the Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, House of Representatives
Sep. 2006Vice President of the Democratic Party of Japan
Oct. 2005Lay Judge for the Judge Impeachment Court
Sep. 2005Chairman of the Standing Officers Council, Democratic Party of Japan
Oct. 2004Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Japan
Jan. 2001Chairman of the Committee on Security, House of Representatives
Sep. 2000Chairman of the Organization Committee, Democratic Party of Japan
Oct. 1999Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, Democratic Party of Japan
Nov. 1996Chairman of the Special Committee on Disaster Prevention, House of Representatives
Jul. 1986Elected for the first time as Member of the House of Representatives
Apr. 1970Joined Toray Industries, Inc. (conducted Research & Development)