Minister of the Environment

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Hiroshi OHKI


BornFJune 30, 1927, Aichi Prefecture
Member of the House of Representatives
ConstituencyFAichi 8th District


Education
1952Graduated from Department of Law, Tokyo University

Career
1951Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
1967First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Washington, D. C.
1971Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to International Organizations in Geneva
1973Director, Press Div., Information and Cultural Affairs Bureau
1978 Counsellor in Charge of Multilateral Trade Negotiations
1979 Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu
1980 Resigned from MOFA
1980 Elected to the House of Councillors (HOC)
1983 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Ministry of International Trade and Industry
1986Elected to the HOC (2nd Term)
1987Chairman, Committee on Commerce and Industry, HOC
1988Director-General, International Bureau, LDP
1991Chairman, Committee on Education, HOC
1992Elected to the HOC (3rd Term)
1993 Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
1996Chairman, Policy Deliberation Commission, LDP
1997 Minister of State, Director-General of Environment Agency
1997 Chairman of the third Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
2000 Elected to the House of Representatives (HOR)
2000 Chairman, Special Committee on the Global Environment, LDP
2001Chairman, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, HOR
2002Minister of the Environment
(As of Feb. 2002)