PROFILE OF THE STATE MINISTER OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

IMAEDA Soichiro

Date of Birth
February 18, 1984

Place of Birth
Aichi Prefecture

Party affiliation
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

M.P. career
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Aichi 14th District

Education and Career

2008 Graduated Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Obtained medical license, began medical internship
2009 Completed University of Tokyo Healthcare Executive Program
2010 Medical practitioner, Graduated School of Public Policy, Isshinjuku
2012 First elected to the House of Representatives (youngest lawmaker elected to date) Elected four times in total.
2015 Chairperson, Committee on Organizations involved with Land Development and Construction, LDP
2017 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance (Third Abe Cabinet (Third Reshuffle), Fourth Abe Cabinet)
2018 Chairperson, Committee on Organizations involved with Education, Culture and Sports, LDP
2019 Chairperson, Committee on Organizations involved with Commerce, Industry and Medium and Small Sized Enterprises, LDP
2020 Secretary-General, Headquarters for Medical Lawmaker Group on Coronavirus Policy Measures, LDP
2021 Director of Budget Committee, Head of Youth Division, LDP
2022 Chief Secretary of Headquarters for Novel Coronavirus Measures Policy Research Council, Head of Youth Division, LDP
2023 State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(Second Kishida Cabinet (Second Reshuffle))

(Management and Coordination Division, Minister's Secretariat)