Yoshio Mochizuki
Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth
- May 2, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Shizuoka, Japan
- Political Party
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
- Education
1970 Graduated from Chuo University (Bachelor of Law) - Career
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1975 Elected to the Member of Shizuoka City Council for the first time (served for 4 terms) 1991 Elected to the Member of Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly (served for 2 terms) 1995 Chairman of the Committee on Construction of the Prefectural Assembly 1996 Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (41th Election) 1997 Joined the Liberal Democratic Party 2000 Elected to the House of Representatives (42th Election) 2001 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Until April,2001) 2002 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (Until September,2003) 2003 Elected to the House of Representatives (43th Election) 2005 Elected to the House of Representatives (44th Election) 2006 State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Until August,2007) 2007 Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (Until August,2008) 2008 Chairman of the Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (HR) 2011 Elected to the House of Representatives (45th Election)
Director of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Division (LDP)2012 Elected to the House of Representatives (46th Election)
General manager of Administrative Reform Promotion Office(LDP)2013 Chairman of the Federation of Diet Members for Port and harbor 2014 Minister of the Environment
Minister of state for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
- Hobbies
- Reading and Swimming