Minister of the Environment
SASAGAWA Hiroyoshi
Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth
- Aug. 29, 1966
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Political Party
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives (HR)
- Constituency
- Gunma 3rd District, elected six times
Education
- 1989
- Attended the School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University
Career
- 2007
- Member, Gunma Prefectural Assembly (first term)
- 2011
- Member, Gunma Prefectural Assembly (second term)
- 2012
- Elected to the House of Representatives (HR) for the first time (46th general election)
- Member, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, HR
- 2013
- Member, Committee on National Security, HR
- Member, Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, HR
- Member, Special Committee on Disasters, HR
- 2014
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the second time (47th general election)
- Member, Committee on National Security, HR
- Member, Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, HR
- Member, Special Committee on Disasters, HR
- 2015
- Member, Committee on National Security, HR
- Member, Committee on Environment, HR
- 2016
- Member, Committee on National Security, HR
- Member, Committee on Rules and Administration, HR
- Member, Committee on Judicial Affairs, HR
- Deputy Director, Environment Division, LDP
- Deputy Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division, LDP
- 2017
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the third time (48th general election)
- Member, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, HR
- Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
- Deputy Director, Environment Division, LDP
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (Third Reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet)
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (Fourth Abe Cabinet)
- 2019
- Member, Committee on Budget, HR
- Member, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, HR
- Member, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems, HR
- Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
- Member, General Council, LDP
- 2020
- State Minister of the Environment (Suga Cabinet)
- 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the fourth time (49th general election)
- 2022
- Chair, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, HR
- 2024
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the fifth time (50th general election)
- State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Second Ishiba Cabinet)
- 2026
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the sixth time (51st general election)
- Director, Committee on Budget, HR
- Chief Director, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, HR
- Deputy Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Vice-Chairperson, Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters, LDP
- Deputy Chairperson, Headquarters for Foreign Nationals Policy, LDP
- Deputy Chairperson, Election Strategy Committee, LDP
- Chairperson, Special Committee on Wildlife Damage Control, LDP
- Chairperson, Committee on the Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture in Harmony with the Environment, LDP
- Chairperson, Project Team for Urgent Measures to Address Bear Attacks, Special Committee on Wildlife Damage Control, LDP
Hobbies
- Watching movies, gardening, reading
Personal Motto
- Philanthropy and pacifism