Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment

Date of Birth

November 29, 1971

Place of Birth

Mie Prefecture, Japan

Political Party

Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

Affiliation

Member of the House of Representatives (HR)

Constituency

Mie 3rd District, elected twice

Education

1995

Graduated from the Department of Education, Faculty of Education, Nagoya University

1997

Completed Master's Program in Education, Graduate School of Education, Nagoya University

2001

Completed coursework for Doctoral Program in Education, Graduate School of Education, Nagoya University

Professional Career

2001

Research Associate, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University

2019

Research Fellow, International Center for Lesson Studies, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University

Research Fellow, Applied Social System Institute of Asia, Nagoya University

Political Career

2003

Member, Mie Prefectural Assembly

2007

Mayor of Komono Town, Mie Prefecture

2021

Elected to the House of Representatives (HR) for the first time (49th general election)

Secretary, Project Team on Sports and Hospitality, LDP

Vice-Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, LDP

Vice-Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Judicial Affairs and Local Autonomy, LDP

Deputy Director, Local Organizations and Local Assembly Members Division, LDP

Manager, Research Commission for the Establishment of a Tourism Oriented Nation, LDP

Manager, Research Commission on Product Distribution, LDP

Vice-Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Land Development and Construction, LDP

Deputy Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Housing and Land Policy, LDP

Manager, Research Commission on Product Distribution, LDP

Manager, Research Commission on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Small Businesses, LDP

2024

Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League for the Promotion of Seaweed Aquaculture, LDP

Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League Supporting the Chunichi Dragons, LDP

2026

Elected to the House of Representatives for the second time (51st general election)

Director, Committee on Budget, HR

Director, Committee on Environment, HR

Deputy Director, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division, Policy Research Council, LDP

Manager, Research Commission for the Establishment of an Education-Oriented Nation, LDP

Vice-Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Land Development and Construction, LDP

Deputy Chief Secretary, Special Mission Committee for the Promotion of Private Finance Initiatives, LDP

Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League for Supporting Next-Generation and Regional Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Small Businesses, LDP

Deputy Chief Secretary, Special Committee on Superconducting Maglev Linear Railways, LDP

Hobbies

Jogging, soccer, haiku poetry, growing vegetables