Minister of the Environment
NISHIMURA Akihiro
Minister of the Environment, Japan
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, Japan
- Date of Birth:
- July 16, 1960
- Place of Birth:
- Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Affiliation:
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Member of the House of Representatives:
- Elected six times, Miyagi District 3
Education
- 1984:
- Graduated from Department of Political Science, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
- 1988:
- Completed Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University
Professional Career
- 1996:
- Secretary of the Minister of Finance
- 2003:
- First Election as Member of the House of Representatives and consequently reelected five times.
- 2007:
- Parliamentary Vice-President of Cabinet Office (Second Period)
- 2012:
- Director, Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Division, LDP
- 2014:
- State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and State Minister of Reconstruction, and State Minister of Cabinet Office (Second Period)
Chair of General Transport Policy Special Mission Committee, LDP - 2017:
- Chair of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Committee of the House of Representatives
- 2018:
- Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, LDP
- 2019:
- Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
- 2020:
- Deputy Chairperson and Chief Secretary, Policy Research Council, LDP
Deputy Chairperson, Election Strategy Committee, LDP
Chief Secretary, Headquarters for the Promotion of Realization of Carbon Neutrality by 2050, LDP - 2021:
- Chief Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
Secretary-General, Research Commission on Total Energy Strategy, LDP
Secretary-General, Headquarters for Creating Bright Future Society for Children and Young People, LDP - 2022:
- Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
(Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet) - Hobbies
- Kendo, Mountain Climbing
- Personal motto:
- Sincerity, Harmony and Respect