Minister of the Environment

Date of Birth

May 6, 1953

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Affiliation

Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected seven times, Miyagi District 4

Education

1976

Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Keio University (BA)

1978

Graduated from Graduate School of Law, Keio University (MA)

1980

Graduated from Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University (MA)

Professional Career

1981

Private Secretary to Director-General of the Defense Agency (now Ministry of Defense)

1996

Secretary to Member of the House of Representatives

2001

Professor, Tohoku Fukushi University

2001

Elected for first time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (By-Election)

2003

Elected for second time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (43rd General Election)

2005

Elected for third time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (44th General Election)

2005

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled Third Koizumi Cabinet)

2008

State-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled Fukuda Cabinet and Aso Cabinet)

2012

Visiting Professor, Osaka University Graduate School

2012

Elected for fourth time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (46th General Election)

2013

Chairperson, Federation of Miyagi Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party Branches

2013

Chair, Committee on Environment, House of Representatives

2013

Secretary-General of All Parliamentary Group for the Promotion of Culture and Arts

2014

Chair, Special Committee on Reconstruction after Great East Japan Earthquake, House of Representatives

2014

Elected for fifth time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (47th General Election)

2016

Director, Internet Media Division, Liberal Democratic Party

2017

Elected for sixth time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (48th General Election)

2017

Acting Chairperson, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party

2017

Chairperson, Committee on Vitalizing Agriculture in Hilly and Mountainous Areas, Liberal Democratic Party

2018

Chief Director, Committee on Environment, the House of Representatives

2021

Elected for seventh time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (49th General Election)

2021

Executive Acting Chairperson, Policy Research Council Board, Liberal Democratic Party

2022

Director-General, International Bureau, Liberal Democratic Party

2023

Chairperson, Federation of Miyagi Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party Branches

2023

Minister of the Environment (Second Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)

2023

Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (Second Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)

Hobbies

Movies, cooking

 

Personal Motto

“Integration of learning and practice,” applying knowledge to everyday life for the benefit of society.