PROFILE OF PARLIAMENTARY VICE-MINISTER OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

KINJO Yasukuni

Date of Birth
July 16, 1969

Place of Birth
Naha, Okinawa Prefecture

Party affiliation
Komeito

M.P. career
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Kyushu Bloc (proportional representation)

Education and Career

March 1995 Graduated Okinawa International University, College of Law
April 1995 Joined Kanehide Construction Co., Ltd.
June 2001 Official Secretary to SHIRAHO Taiichi, Member of the House of Representatives
Feb. 2009 Elected to the Urasoe City Council in Okinawa Prefecture for the first time
Feb. 2013 Elected to the Urasoe City Council (second term)
June 2016 Elected to the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly for the first time
Oct. 2021 Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time
Oct. 2024 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Ishiba Cabinet)

(Management and Coordination Division, Minister's Secretariat)