Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science
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| Date of birth: February 10, 1941 Member of the House of Representatives Constituency: Kanagawa Prefecture 7th district (Elected 6 times) |
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1963 Graduated from the Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University - Career
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Aug. 2008 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Sep. 2007 Chairman of the Special Committee on Disasters, the House of Representatives Sep. 2007 Chairman, Special Committee on Public Safety, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sep. 2006 Director-General, Information Research Bureau, LDP Nov. 2005 Chairman of the Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law, the House of Representatives Oct. 2004 Chairman, Committee on the National Capital Area, LDP Nov. 2003 Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP Feb. 2001 Chairman, Special Committee on Foreign Students, LDP Jan. 2001 Vice-Chairman, Party Organization Headquarters, LDP Dec. 2000 Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP Jul. 2000 Senior State Secretary for Education, Science, Sports and Culture Nov. 1999 Deputy Chairman, Research Commission on Fundamental Environmental Issues, LDP Oct. 1999 Chairman of the Committee on Education, the House of Representatives Jan. 1998 Deputy Chairman, Research Commission on the Education System, LDP Oct. 1997 Director, Environment Division, LDP Nov. 1996 Parliamentary Secretary of Environment Dec. 1992 Parliamentary Secretary of Education Aug. 1986 Joins LDP Jul. 1986 First elected to the House of Representatives