Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Photo of MEXT Minister SEKI Yoshihiro

Date of Birth
Jun. 7, 1965

Place of Birth
Komatsushima City, Tokushima Prefecture

Party affiliation
Liberal Democratic Party（LDP）

M.P. career
Member of House of Representatives

Constituency
Hyogo Proportional（Hyogo 3）

Number of Times Elected
7

Education and Career

Mar. 1989 Graduated Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Economics
Nov. 2015 Earned MBA, University of Wales, UK
Apr. 1989 Joined Sumitomo Bank（now Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank）
Sept. 2005 Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time
Dec. 2012 Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
Sept. 2014 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry（Second Abe Cabinet）
Aug. 2016 State Minister of Environment（Third Abe Cabinet（Second reshuffle））
Oct. 2017 Director, Environment Division, LDP
Oct. 2018 State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry（Fourth Abe Cabinet）
Sept. 2019 Director, Second Cabinet Division, LDP
Sept. 2020 Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
Nov. 2021 Director, Standing Committee on Environment
Oct. 2022 Director, Standing Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, HR
Oct. 2025 Chief Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
Feb. 2026 Chair, Special Committee on Disasters, HR
Sept. 2026 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology（Second Takaichi Cabinet）

（Policy Division, Minister's Secretariat）