Minister of the Environment

Sakihito Ozawa

Minister of the Environment

Date of Birth

May 31, 1954

Birth Place

Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Member of the House of Representatives (Yamanashi 1st District, 6th term)

Education

1978	Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
1981	Completed Master course at Saitama University, Graduate School of Political Science

Career

1981	Joined The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. (foreign currency exchange section)
Jul. 1993	Elected to the House of Representatives (HR) for the first time (All Yamanashi Prefecture District)
Jul. 1993	Chairman of the Policy Committee (Policy Research Council), Japan New Party
Jan. 1995	Director, the Committee on Rules and Administration, HR
Oct. 1996	Elected to the HR (Second term)
Oct. 1996	Deputy Chairman, the Diet Affairs Committee, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Director, the Committee on Rules and Administration, HR
Jan. 1998	Deputy Chairman, the Policy Research Council, DPJ
Apr. 1998	Deputy Secretary General, DPJ
Oct. 1999	Minister of the Information and Communication, the Next Cabinet, DPJ
Jun. 2000	Elected to the HR (3rd term)
Sep. 2000	Deputy Chairman, the Diet Affairs Committee, DPJ
Sep. 2001	Chief, President Office, DPJ
Oct. 2002	Minister of the Economy, Trade & Industry, the Next Cabinet, DPJ
Nov. 2003	Elected to the HR (4th term)
Jan. 2004	Chairman, the Committee on Environment, HR
Sep. 2005	Elected to the HR (5th term)
Mar. 2006	Chief Director, the Committee on Financial Affairs, HR
Sep. 2006	Deputy Secretary General, DPJ
Aug. 2007	Chairman, the National Rallying and Canvassing Committee, DPJ
Jan. 2008	Deputy-Chief, the Global Warming Prevention Headquarters, DPJ Secretary General, the Earmarked Fund for Road and Temporary Gasoline Tax Rate Issues Countermeasures Headquarters, DPJ
Dec. 2008	Secretary General, Emergency Employment Countermeasures Headquarters, DPJ
Aug. 2009	Elected to the HR (6th term)
Sep. 2009	Minister of the Environment