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Hiroyuki YOSHIIE
PROFILE OF THE VICE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Hiroyuki Yoshiie |
Academic Background
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March 1995 |
Graduated from Meiji Gakuin University (Faculty of Law) |
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April 1999 |
Social studies teacher at Hokusei Yoichi High School |
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April 2005 |
Board member of Yokohama City Board of Education |
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October 2006 |
Director of the Office in Charge of the Revitalization of Education, Cabinet Secretariat |
Political Career
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July 2007 |
Elected in the 21st Regular Election to the House of Councillors |
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October 2009 |
Director, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division, LDP Policy Research Council |
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November 2009 |
Director of the House of Councillors Committee on Education, Culture and Science |
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October 2010 |
Director of the House of Councillors Committee on Rules and Administration |
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October 2012 |
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the LDP Shadow Cabinet |
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December 2012 |
Elected in the 46th General Election to the House of Representatives |
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December 2012 |
Appointed Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
Biography
The Vice Minister was born on March 31, 1971. He graduated from Meiji Gakuin University (Faculty of Law). After graduating from university, the Vice Minister was employed as a teacher at his alma mater, Hokusei Yoichi High School. His enthusiastic teaching methods attracted a great deal of attention so much so that he was featured in a TV documentary, “Troublemaker Returns to His Alma Mater”, which created a sensation. The Vice Minister authored various passionate books, and his educational beliefs based on his experiences and practices created a stir in the field of education. After serving as a board member of Yokohama City Board of Education, as Director of the Cabinet Secretariat Office in Charge of the Revitalization of Education and as a member of the House of Councillors, he was appointed to his current post of Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and presently resides in Atsugi city of Kanagawa Prefecture.
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Favourite saying / Motto |
Dreams don’t run away from you, you run away from your dreams |
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Hobbies |
Reading |
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Favourite food |
Ramen noodles |
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Family members |
Wife and child |
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