Minister for Reconstruction in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake
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Date of birth: May 2, 1954 Birth Place: Iwate Pref. Political Party: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) House of Councillors (Elected 2 times) |
| 1982 | Graduate School (MS Program), Iowa State University, USA |
| Mar. 1977 | Graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, the University of Tokyo |
| Jul. 2011 | Minister for Reconstruction in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake Minister of State for Disaster Management (2nd Reshuffled Kan Cabinet) |
| Jan. 2011 | Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office for National Policy (2nd Reshuffled Kan Cabinet) |
| Sep. 2010 | Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office for National Policy (Reshuffled Kan Cabinet) |
| Jul. 2010 | Chairman, Committee on Budget, House of Councillors |
| Jan. 2009 | Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, House of Councillors |
| Jul. 2007 | Member of the House of Councillors (2nd) |
| Jul. 2001 | Member of the House of Councillors (1st) |
| Mar. 2001 | Resigned from Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Apr. 1977 | Joined in Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |