Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

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Kisaburo TOKAI


Date of birth: February 11, 1948
Place of birth: Hyogo Prefecture
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Hyogo Prefecture 10th district (Elected 6 times)


BACKGROUND
1985Secretary of Shintaro Abe, Minister for Foreign Affairs
1970Nikken Sekkei Ltd
1970Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

POLITICAL CAREER
Sept. 2007Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Aug. 2007Acting Chairman, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Oct. 2006Chairman, Finance Committee, LDP
Nov. 2005Director-General, International Bureau, LDP
Oct. 2005Chairman, Research Commission to Promote Research and Establish a Nation of Innovative Science and Technology, LDP
Oct. 2004Executive Board Member of the Budget Committee, the House of Representatives
Sept. 2003Chairman of the Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, the House of Representatives
Oct. 2002Senior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Jan. 2002Chairman of the Committee on Administration Audit and Oversight, the House of Representatives
Jul. 2000Senior State Secretary for Science and Technology
Dec. 1999Rejoins LDP
Jan. 1996Chairman, New Party Sakigake Policy Research Council
Jun. 1993Forms New Party Sakigake
Dec. 1992State Secretary for Science and Technology
1986First elected to the House of Representatives
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