Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment

photo:ASAHI Kentaro

ASAHI Kentaro

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan

Date of Birth: September 19, 1975
Place of Birth: Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Affiliation: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Councillors
Elected two times, Tokyo District

1998: Graduated from Hosei University, Faculty of Business Administration (BA)
2014: Completed Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University (MA)

1998: Joined Suntory Spirits Ltd.
2008: Selected as member of National Beach Volleyball Team for the Beijing Olympics
2012: Selected as member of National Beach Volleyball Team for the London Olympics
2013: Chairperson, Association for Beach Life Japan (NPO)
2016: Elected for first time to the House of Councillors (24th General Election)
2019: Deputy Director, Environment Division, Liberal Democratic Party
2020: Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
(Suga Cabinet)
2022: Elected for second time to the House of Councillors (25th General Election)
2022: Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with the Environment, Liberal Democratic Party
2022: Director, Committee on Environment, the House of Councillors
2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (Second Kishida Cabinet, Second Reshuffle)

photo:KUNISADA Isato

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan

Date of Birth: August 30, 1972
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Affiliation: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected one time, Hokuriku-Shinetsu Proportional-Representation Constituency

1997: Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Commerce and Management

1997: Joined Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
2003: Temporary Assignment to Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture
Director of General Affairs Division and Section Chief of Information Policy Department
2005: Director of Mayor’s Bureau and Councilor of General Affairs Division of Sanjo City
2006: Returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Deputy Director of Regional Communications Development Division, Information and Communications Bureau
2006: Retired from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication
First Election as Mayor of Sanjo City
2010: Second Election as Mayor of Sanjo City
2014: Third Election as Mayor of Sanjo City
2018: Fourth Election as Mayor of Sanjo City
2021: First Election as Member of the House of Representatives, Hokuriku-Shinetsu Proportional-Representation Constituency (49th General Election)
2022: Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan (Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)
2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan (Second Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)