Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment
ASAHI Kentaro
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth
- September 19, 1975
- Place of Birth
- Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Affiliation
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Councillors
Elected two times, Tokyo District
Education
- 1998
- Graduated from Hosei University, Faculty of Business Administration (BA)
- 2014
- Completed Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University (MA)
Professional Career
- 1998
- Joined Suntory Spirits Ltd.
- 2008
- Selected as member of National Beach Volleyball Team for the Beijing Olympics
- 2012
- Selected as member of National Beach Volleyball Team for the London Olympics
- 2013
- Chairperson, Association for Beach Life Japan (NPO)
- 2016
- Elected for first time to the House of Councillors (24th General Election)
- 2019
- Deputy Director, Environment Division, Liberal Democratic Party
- 2020
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
(Suga Cabinet) - 2022
- Elected for second time to the House of Councillors (25th General Election)
- 2022
- Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with the Environment, Liberal Democratic Party
- 2022
- Director, Committee on Environment, the House of Councillors
- 2023
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (Second Kishida Cabinet, Second Reshuffle)
Hobbies
- Skiing, running, shoe shining
Personal Motto
- Keeping first resolutions for life
KUNISADA Isato
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth
- August 30, 1972
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Affiliation
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected one time, Hokuriku-Shinetsu Proportional-Representation Constituency
Education
- 1997
- Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Commerce and Management
Professional Career
- 1997
- Joined Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
- 2003
- Temporary Assignment to Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture
Director of General Affairs Division and Section Chief of Information Policy Department - 2005
- Director of Mayor’s Bureau and Councilor of General Affairs Division of Sanjo City
- 2006
- Returned to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Deputy Director of Regional Communications Development Division, Information and Communications Bureau - 2006
- Retired from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication
First Election as Mayor of Sanjo City - 2010
- Second Election as Mayor of Sanjo City
- 2014
- Third Election as Mayor of Sanjo City
- 2018
- Fourth Election as Mayor of Sanjo City
- 2021
- First Election as Member of the House of Representatives, Hokuriku-Shinetsu Proportional-Representation Constituency (49th General Election)
- 2022
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan (Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)
- 2023
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan (Second Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)
Hobbies
- Scuba Diving, Reading
Personal Motto
- Simple honesty, nothing but simple honesty