State Minister of the Environment
NAKADA Hiroshi
State Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth
- September 20, 1964
- Place of Birth
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Affiliation
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected four times, Kanagawa District 1
Member of the House of Councillors
Elected once, proportional representation
Education
- 1989
- Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, College of Economics (BA)
- 1992
- Graduated from The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (10th class)
- 2010
- University of California San Diego, Pacific Leadership Fellow (PLF)
Professional Career
- 1993
- Elected for first time to House of Representatives (40th General Election)
- 1996
- Elected for second time to House of Representatives (41st General Election)
- 2000
- Elected for third time to House of Representatives (42nd General Election)
- 2002
- Elected for first time to Mayor of the City of Yokohama
- 2006
- Elected for second time to Mayor of the City of Yokohama
- 2009
- Advisor to Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
- 2012
- Special Advisor to the City of Osaka
Elected for fourth time to House of Representatives (46th General Election) - 2022
- Elected for first time to House of Councillors (26th General Election)
- 2023
- Director of Environment Division, LDP
- 2024
- State Minister of the Environment, Japan (Second ISHIBA Cabinet)
Hobbies
- Reading, Fitness gym training
Personal Motto
- Hardship now, pleasure later
KOBAYASHI Fumiaki
State Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth
- April 8, 1983
- Place of Birth
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Affiliation
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected five times, Hiroshima District 6
Education
- 2007
- Graduated from Sophia University, Faculty of Science & Technology
Professional Career
- 2007
- NTT DOCOMO, INC.
- 2012
- Elected for the first time to House of Representatives (46th General Election)
- 2014
- Elected for the second time to House of Representatives (47th General Election)
- 2016
- Advisor to the Head of Administrative Reform Promotion Headquarters, LDP
- 2017
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (3rd ABE Cabinet, 3rd Reshuffled)
Elected for the third time to House of Representatives (48th General Election)
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (4th ABE Cabinet) - 2018
- Member of Committee on Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Administration, House of Representatives
- 2019
- Director of Youth Division, LDP
Chief Deputy Chairperson of Research Commission on info-Communications Strategy, LDP - 2020
- Chief Secretary of Headquarters for the Promotion of a Digital Society, Policy Research Council, LDP
- 2021
- Special Advisor to the Minister of Cabinet Office
State Minister for Digital Transformation, and Deputy Minister of Cabinet Office (KISHIDA Cabinet)
Chief Secretary of the Working Team on Digitalization of Legislative Affairs, Digital Agency
Elected for the fourth time to House of Representatives (49th General Election) - 2022
- Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
- 2023
- Director-General of Information Research Bureau, LDP
Director-General of Headquarters for Achieving New Capitalism, LDP
Director-General of Research Commission on Market Competitiveness Policy, LDP - 2024
- Elected for the fifth time to House of Representatives (50th General Election)
State Minister of the Environment (2nd ISHIBA Cabinet)
Hobbies
- Baseball, Snowboarding (former level C instructor), Reading
Personal Motto
- The unity of knowledge and action