About Us
Minister of the Environment
YAMAGUCHI Michael Tsuyoshi
Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth:
- October 3, 1954
- Place of Birth:
- Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Affiliation:
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Member of the House of Representatives:
- Elected seven times, Hyogo District 12
Education
- 1979:
- Undergraduate Degree, the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
- 1982:
- Master's Degree, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
- 1989:
- Doctoral Degree, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Career
- 1979:
- Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Economic Affairs Bureau)
- 1987:
- Chief Secretary, Security Policy Division, Intelligence Coordination Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1989:
- First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the People's Republic of China
- 1991:
- First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Pakistan
- 1993:
- First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom
- 1995:
- Director, International Science Cooperation Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 2000:
- First Election as Member of the House of Representatives, Hyogo District 12
(42nd General Election) - 2005:
- Second Election as Member of the House of Representatives, Hyogo District 12
(44th General Election) - 2009:
- Third Election as Member of the House of Representatives, Hyogo District 12
(45th General Election) - 2011:
- State Minister of Cabinet Office in charge of National Policy (Second Kan Cabinet)
State Minister for Foreign Affairs (First Noda Cabinet, Second Reshuffled Noda Cabinet) - 2012:
- Fourth Election as Member of the House of Representatives, Hyogo District 12
(46th General Election) - 2014:
- Fifth Election as Member of the House of Representatives, Hyogo District 12
(47th General Election) - 2016:
- Chairperson, Committee on Security, House of Representatives
- 2017:
- Sixth Election as Member of the House of Representatives, Hyogo District 12
(48th General Election) - 2018:
- Chairperson, Special Committee on North Korean Abductions, House of Representatives
Deputy Chairperson, Election Strategy Committee, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) - 2020:
- Chief Deputy Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- 2021:
- Minister of the Environment (First Kishida Cabinet)
Seventh Election as Member of the House of Representatives, Hyogo District 12
(49th General Election)
Hobbies:
- Tennis, Skiing, Listening to music
Personal motto:
- Pave the way to make the impossible possible.