Minister of the Environment

photo:ITO Sintaro

ITO Shintaro

Minister of the Environment, Japan
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, Japan

Date of Birth
May 6, 1953
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Affiliation
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected seven times, Miyagi District 4

Education

1976
Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Keio University (BA)
1978
Graduated from Graduate School of Law, Keio University (MA)
1980
Graduated from Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University (MA)

Professional Career

1981
Private Secretary to Director-General of the Defense Agency (now Ministry of Defense)
1996
Secretary to Member of the House of Representatives
2001
Professor, Tohoku Fukushi University
2001
Elected for first time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (By-Election)
2003
Elected for second time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (43rd General Election)
2005
Elected for third time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (44th General Election)
2005
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled Third Koizumi Cabinet)
2008
State-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled Fukuda Cabinet and Aso Cabinet)
2012
Visiting Professor, Osaka University Graduate School
2012
Elected for fourth time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (46th General Election)
2013
Chairperson, Federation of Miyagi Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party Branches
2013
Chair, Committee on Environment, House of Representatives
2013
Secretary-General of All Parliamentary Group for the Promotion of Culture and Arts
2014
Chair, Special Committee on Reconstruction after Great East Japan Earthquake, House of Representatives
2014
Elected for fifth time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (47th General Election)
2016
Director, Internet Media Division, Liberal Democratic Party
2017
Elected for sixth time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (48th General Election)
2017
Acting Chairperson, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party
2017
Chairperson, Committee on Vitalizing Agriculture in Hilly and Mountainous Areas, Liberal Democratic Party
2018
Chief Director, Committee on Environment, the House of Representatives
2021
Elected for seventh time to the House of Representatives, Miyagi District 4 (49th General Election)
2021
Executive Acting Chairperson, Policy Research Council Board, Liberal Democratic Party
2022
Director-General, International Bureau, Liberal Democratic Party
2023
Chairperson, Federation of Miyagi Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party Branches
2023
Minister of the Environment (Second Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)
2023
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (Second Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)

Hobbies

Movies, cooking
 

Personal Motto

“Integration of learning and practice,” applying knowledge to everyday life for the benefit of society.