State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Date of Birth Place of Birth Party affiliation M.P. career Constituency Number of Times Elected |
Education and Career
| Mar. 1989 | Graduated Aoyama Gakuin University, College of Economics |
| Mar. 1989 | Entered the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (10th class) |
| Jul. 1993 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time（former Kanagawa 1）, elected 3 consecutive terms thereafter |
| Apr. 2002 | Mayor, Yokohama City（first term） |
| Apr. 2006 | Mayor, Yokohama City（second term） |
| Oct. 2009 | Special Advisor, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
| Oct. 2010 | University of California San Diego, Pacific Leadership Fellow（PLF） |
| Jan. 2012 | Special Advisor, Osaka City |
| Dec. 2012 | Member, House of Representatives（fourth term） |
| Apr. 2022 | Member, House of Councillors（one term） |
| Sept. 2023 | Director, Environment Division, LDP |
| Nov. 2024 | State Minister of the Environment AND State Minister of Cabinet Office |
| Jan. 2026 | Special Advisor, Ministers in Cabinet Office |
| Feb. 2026 | Member, House of Representatives（fifth term）, elected in Toyama 1 constituency |
| Sept. 2026 | State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
（Policy Division, Minister's Secretariat）