State Minister of the Environment
TSUJI Kiyoto
State Minister of the Environment, Japan
State Minister of the Cabinet Office
- Date of Birth
- September 7, 1979
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Political Party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives, Japan
- Constituency
- Elected 5 times, Tokyo 2nd District
Education
- 2003
- Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University (BA)
- 2007
- Graduated from the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, USA (Master of International Affairs)
Professional Career
- 2003
- Joined Recruit Co., Ltd.
- 2007
- Joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS, USA)
- 2012
- Chairperson, Tokyo 2nd District Branch, LDP
- Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives (46th Election)
- 2014
- Elected to the House of Representatives (47th Election)
- 2017
- Elected to the House of Representatives (48th Election)
- 2018
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (4th reshuffled ABE Cabinet)
- 2020
- Director, Public Speeches Division, LDP
- Acting Director, Foreign Affairs Division, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Human Rights Project Team, LDP
- 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives (49th Election)
- Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
- Acting Director, National Defense Division, LDP
- 2022
- Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
- 2023
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd reshuffled 2nd KISHIDA Cabinet)
- 2024
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs (ISHIBA Cabinet)
- Elected to the House of Representatives (50th Election)
- State Minister of Cabinet Office (2nd ISHIBA Cabinet)
- 2025
- State Minister of the Environment (TAKAICHI Cabinet)
- State Minister of Cabinet Office (TAKAICHI Cabinet)
AOYAMA Shigeharu
State Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth
- July 25, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Political Party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the senate, Japan
- Constituency
- Elected 2 times, national Proportional Representation
Education
- 1974
- Withdrew from the Faculty of Letters, Keio University
- 1979
- Graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University (BA)
Professional Career
- 1979
- Joined Kyodo News
- 1998
- Joined Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI)
- 2002
- Founded Japan's Independent Institute Inc., President, also serving principal researcher
- 2007
- Visiting Professor, field of International relations, Faculty of Economics, Kindai University
- 2013
- Received the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award for his radio broadcasting
- 2016
- Elected for the first time to the senate (24th Election)
- Part-time lecturer, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
- 2019
- Assumed representative LDP (Liberal Democratic Party of Japan) " The Guardians of Japan's Dignity and National Interest"
- Received the Gakudo Book of the Year Award as a writer
- 2022
- Elected to the senate (26th Election)
- 2024
- Chairperson, Environment committee of senate
- Received the Gakudo Book of the Year Award (2nd time)
- 2025
- State Minister of the Environment, Japan (TAKAICHI Cabinet)
Hobbies
- Alpine skiing, motor sports (class-A driver's license), horseback riding, scuba diving (PADI license), swimming, music (singing with a guitar), art
Personal Motto
- Break free from desire and pursue the true goals