Senior Vice Minister of the Environment [MOE]

photo:Kazunori TANAKA

Kazunori TANAKA

Senior Vice Minister of the Environment, Japan

Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 6 times)

Education

1972	Graduated from Hosei University(Bachelor of Law)

Career

1983	Member of Kawasaki city councilor (1st).
1987	Member of Kawasaki city councilor (2nd).
1991	Member of Kanagawa prefectural assembly (1st).
1996	Member of the House of Representatives (1st) .
2000	Member of the House of Representatives (2nd) .
2001	Parliamentary Secretary of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
2002	Chairman of Federation of Kawasaki city District Branch of the Liberal Democratic Party Branches. Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
2003	Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Member of the House of Representatives (3rd).
2004	Deputy Chairman of Diet Affairs Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party.
2005	Member of the House of Representatives (4th). Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party.
2006	Senior Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance.
2007	Director of Treasury and Finance Division of the Liberal Democratic Party.
2008	Chairman of the Committee on Financial Affairs of the House of Representatives.
2009	Member of the House of Representatives (5th).
2010	Senior member of the Committee on Environment of the House of Representatives.
2011	Director of the Interest Group Policy Division of the Liberal Democratic Party.
2012	Senior Vice Minister of the Environment (Abe Cabinet) .

photo:Shinji INOUE

Senior Vice Minister of the Environment, Japan

Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 4 times)

Education

1994	Graduated from Tokyo University(Bachelor of Law)
1998	Graduated from Department of Land Economy(MA), University of Cambridge

Career

1994	Ministry of the Construction.
1998	South Eastern Europe Division of Europe and Asia Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2000	Civil Aviation Bureau of Ministry of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
2002	Housing Bureau of Ministry of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
2003	Retired from Ministry of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Member of the House of Representatives (1st) .
2005	Member of the House of Representatives (2nd) .
2006	Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party.
2007	Director of Youth Division of the Liberal Democratic Party.
2009	Member of the House of Representatives (3rd) . Director of Cabinet Division of the Liberal Democratic Party.
2010	Deputy Chairman of Diet Affairs Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party. Deputy Chairman of General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party.
2011	Acting Director of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division of the Liberal Democratic Party. Chief Secretary of Headquarters for Administrative Reform Promotion of the Liberal Democratic Party.
2012	Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Shadow Cabinet of the Liberal Democratic Party. Director of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Division of the Liberal Democratic Party. Member of the House of Representatives (4th) . Senior Vice Minister of the Environment (Abe Cabinet) . Senior Vice Minister of the Cabinet Office (Abe Cabinet) .