State Minister of the Environment

photo:YAGI Tetsuya

YAGI Tetsuya

State Minister of the Environment, Japan

Date of Birth
August 10, 1947
Place of Birth
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Affiliation
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected four times, Aichi District 11

Education

1972
Bachelor's Degrees in Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan

Professional Career

1974
Joined the Kojima Industries Corporation
1999
Elected as a member of Toyota City Council (subsequently reelected three times)
2006
Secretary-General, Municipal Assembly Members Division, LDP
2008
Chairman of the Municipal Assembly Members Division, LDP
2009
Chairman, Toyota City Council
2011
Audit Committee Member, Toyota City Council
2012
Elected 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)
2019
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet)
Member of Committee on Environment, the House of Representatives
2021
Elected to the House of Representatives (49th Election)
Acting Chief Secretary of Research Commission on Environment and Global Warming Countermeasures, LDP
2023
State Minister of the Environment (Second Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)

Hobbies

Pottery Making, Musical Appreciation, Reading
 

Personal Motto

The used key is always bright
 

photo:TAKISAWA Motome

TAKISAWA Motome

State Minister of the Environment, Japan

Date of Birth
October 11, 1958
Place of Birth
Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Affiliation
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Councillors
Elected two times, Aomori District

Education

1983
Graduated from Chuo University Faculty of Law, Political Science Department, (BA)

Professional Career

1983
Public Secretary to NAKASONE Yasuhiro, Member of the House of Representatives
1998
Elected to Aomori Prefectural Assembly (5 terms)
2013
Elected for first time to the House of Councillors (23rd General Election)
2015
Acting Director, Environment Division, Liberal Democratic Party
2016
Chief Director, Committee on Environment, the House of Councillors
2016
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs (Third Abe Cabinet, Second Reshuffled)
2017
Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with the Environment, Liberal Democratic Party
2018
Acting Director of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division, Liberal Democratic Party
2019
Elected for second time to the House of Councillors (24th General Election)
2019
Director, Special Committee on Reconstruction after Great East Japan Earthquake, the House of Councillors
2020
Deputy Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party
2021
Director, Environment Division, Liberal Democratic Party
2021
Deputy Chairperson, Research Commission on Environment and Global Warming Countermeasures, Liberal Democratic Party
2022
Chair, Committee on Environment, the House of Councillors
2023
State Minister of the Environment, Japan (Second Kishida Cabinet, Second Reshuffled)

Hobbies

Music
 

Personal Motto

Hardship now, pleasure later