State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

KOBAYASHI Shigeki

Born
Oct. 9, 1964

Place of Birth
Nara City, Nara Prefecture

Member, House of Representatives
Constituency

Kinki Proportional (Nara 1)

Number of Times Elected
4

Education and Career

Mar. 1988 Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law
Apr. 1988 Joined Daiwa Bank Ltd.
Jan. 1994 Joined Sanwa Jutaku Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2007 Elected to the Nara Prefectural Assembly
Dec. 2012 Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time
Oct. 2017 Elected to the House of Representatives (2nd term)
Sept. 2020 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (First Suga Cabinet)
Oct. 2021 Elected to the House of Representatives (3rd term)
Sept. 2023 State Minister of Environment (and) State Minister of the Cabinet Office (Second Kishida Cabinet)
Oct. 2024 Elected to the House of Representatives (4th term)
Oct. 2025 State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (First Takaichi Cabinet)

(Management and Coordination Division, Minister's Secretariat)