About Us
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment
Ichiro KANKE
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth:
- May 20, 1955
- Place of Birth:
- Fukushima, Japan
- Political Party:
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
- Constituency:
- Gunma Fukushima 4, Elected three times
Education
- 1980
- Graduated from Waseda University (Bachelor of Social Sciences)
Career
- 1991
- Member, Aizuwakamatsu City Council
- 1995
- Member, Fukushima Prefectural Assembly
- 1999
- Aizuwakamatsu City Mayor
- 2011
- Chairperson, Fukushima Prefecture 4th Electoral District Branch, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the House of Representatives (HOR)
- 2012
- Elected to the HOR for the first time (46th Election)
- 2013
- Director, Committee on Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Administration
- Deputy Director, Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division, LDP
- 2014
- Elected to the HOR (47th Election)
- 2017
- Elected to the HOR (48th Election)
- December 27, 2012~January 22, 2013
January 25, 2013~November 21, 2014
December 25, 2014~December 24, 2015
September 23, 2016~October 4, 2018
Member, Committee on Judicial Affairs, HOR - December 25, 2014~January 25, 2015
December 8, 2017~
Director, Special Committee on Reconstruction after Great East Japan Earthquake, HOR - September 27, 2016
Deputy Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Land Development and Construction, LDP - September 26, 2016
Manager, Research Commission for the Establishment of a Tourism Oriented Nation, LDP - September 5, 2017
Deputy Director, Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Division, LDP - September, 2017
Deputy Chief Secretary, Headquarters for Accelerating Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake, LDP
Hobby
- Karaoke, Collecting stamps
Family
- Wife, three sons
Takaaki KATSUMATA
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth:
- April 7, 1976
- Place of Birth:
- Shizuoka, Japan
- Political Party:
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
- Constituency:
- Tokai Proportional, Elected three times
Education
- 1999
- Graduated from Gakushuin University (Bachelor of Economics)
- 2007
- Graduated from Keio Business School, the Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University (Master of Business Administration)
Career
- 2000
- Entered a local bank
- 2010
- Resigned from a local bank
- 2011
- Chairperson, Shizuoka Prefecture 6th Electoral District Branch, Liberal Democratic Party, the House of Representatives (HOR)
- 2012
- Elected to the HOR for the first time (46th Election)
- Member, Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, HOR
- Member, Committee on Cabinet, HOR
- 2014
- Elected to the HOR for the second time (47th Election)
- Director, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs, HOR
- Member, Committee on Financial Affairs, HOR
- Member, Special Committee for Regional Revitalization, HOR
- Acting Director, Environment Division, LDP
- Manager, Research Committee for the Promotion of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Highways, LDP
- Policy Member, Parliamentary Association for the Promotion of Integrative Medicine, LDP
- 2017
- Elected to the HOR for the third time (48th Election)
- Deputy Director, Fisheries Division, LDP
Hobby
- Reading (favorite writers are Haruki Murakami and Ryotaro Shiba), Surfing (shortboard), Snowboarding, Futsal, Golf, Ground Golf
Family
- Parents, Wife, two sons and one daughter
Favorite word
- Do your best and leave the rest to Providence.
