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黄川田仁志

きかわだひとし

KIKAWADA Hitoshi

内閣府特命担当大臣（沖縄及び北方対策消費者及び食品安全こども政策少子化対策若者活躍男女共同参画地方創生アイヌ施策共生・共助）Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs; Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety; Minister of State for Policies Related to Children, Declining Birthrate, Youth Empowerment, and Gender Equality; Minister of State for Regional Revitalization; Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies; Minister of State for Promoting Cohesive and Mutual Assistance Society

自民党衆議院· House of Representatives埼玉3· Saitama 3rd District自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents6 terms

Born 1970-10-13 · 東京都世田谷区 (Setagaya, Tokyo)

Policy issues

Child & Family Policy Food & Cosmetics Import Regulation Rural & Regional Development Tourism

Current positions

Government Positions

内閣府特命担当大臣（沖縄及び北方対策消費者及び食品安全こども政策少子化対策若者活躍男女共同参画地方創生アイヌ施策共生・共助）
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs; Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety; Minister of State for Policies Related to Children, Declining Birthrate, Youth Empowerment, and Gender Equality; Minister of State for Regional Revitalization; Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies; Minister of State for Promoting Cohesive and Mutual Assistance Society
女性活躍担当
Minister in charge of Women's Empowerment
共生社会担当
Minister in charge of Cohesive Society
地域未来戦略担当
Minister in charge of Strategy for the Future of Regions

Career & history

Government Posts

Feb 2026内閣府特命担当大臣に再任（第2次高市内閣）^[1]
Reappointed as Minister of State for Special Missions in the Second Takaichi Cabinet
Oct 2025内閣府特命担当大臣（沖縄北方・こども政策・地方創生等）に就任（高市内閣）^[1]^[2]
Appointed as Minister of State for Special Missions (Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Child Policies, Regional Revitalization, etc.) in the Takaichi Cabinet
Oct 2021内閣府副大臣（岸田内閣）に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Appointed as State Minister of the Cabinet Office (Kishida Cabinet)
Oct 2015外務大臣政務官（第3次安倍改造内閣）に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Third Abe Reshuffled Cabinet)

Party Posts

Dec 2023自由民主党国防部会長に就任^[1]
Appointed as Director of the Defense Division of the Liberal Democratic Party
Jan 2011自由民主党埼玉県第三選挙区支部長に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]
Appointed as Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Saitama 3rd Electoral District Branch

Committee Chairs

Oct 2022衆議院外務委員長に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]
Appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives

Professional Career

Apr 2011西武文理大学の兼任講師（非常勤講師）に就任^[1]^[2]
Appointed as a Part-time Lecturer at Seibu Bunri University
Apr 2010海洋政策研究財団（現笹川平和財団海洋政策研究所）研究員に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Appointed as a Researcher at the Ocean Policy Research Foundation (currently Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
Apr 2009財団法人松下政経塾研究生に就任^[1]^[2]
Became a Research Student at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management
Apr 2006財団法人松下政経塾に入塾（第27期生）^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Entered the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (27th class)
Apr 2004財団法人環日本海環境協力センターに出向し国連環境計画の業務に従事^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Seconded to the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center (NPEC) to work for the United Nations Environment Programme
Apr 2002東和科学株式会社に入社^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Joined Towa Kagaku Co., Ltd.

Education

Mar 2005大阪大学大学院工学研究科博士後期課程を単位取得退学^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Withdrew from Doctoral program at Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University after completing course requirements
Apr 1999大阪大学大学院工学研究科土木工学専攻博士後期課程に入学^[1]
Entered Doctoral program in Civil Engineering at Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Dec 1998米国メリーランド大学大学院修了（沿岸海洋環境科学プログラム、理学修士取得）^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Completed Master's program at University of Maryland (Coastal and Marine Environmental Science), earned Master of Science
Mar 1994東京理科大学理工学部土木工学科を卒業^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Mar 1989神奈川県立柏陽高等学校を卒業^[1]
Graduated from Kanagawa Prefectural Hakuyo High School

Awards

~ 2003日本環境アセスメント協会25周年記念論文最優秀賞を受賞^[1]
Received the Grand Prize for the 25th Anniversary Paper of the Japan Association for Environmental Assessment
~ 2000建設コンサルタント協会投稿論文優秀賞を受賞^[1]
Received the Excellent Paper Award from the Japan Association of Civil Engineering Consultants

Other

Feb 8, 2026第51回衆議院議員総選挙にて6期目の当選^[1]^[2]
Elected to the House of Representatives for a sixth term in the 51st general election
Oct 27, 2024第50回衆議院議員総選挙にて5期目の当選^[1]
Elected to the House of Representatives for a fifth term in the 50th general election
Oct 31, 2021第49回衆議院議員総選挙にて4期目の当選^[1]
Elected to the House of Representatives for a fourth term in the 49th general election
Oct 22, 2017第48回衆議院議員総選挙にて3期目の当選^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Elected to the House of Representatives for a third term in the 48th general election
Dec 14, 2014第47回衆議院議員総選挙にて2期目の当選^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Elected to the House of Representatives for a second term in the 47th general election
Dec 16, 2012第46回衆議院議員総選挙にて初当選^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
First elected to the House of Representatives in the 46th general election
Oct 13, 1970東京都世田谷区に生まれる^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Born in Setagaya, Tokyo

Elections

Election	Date	Constituency	Party	Result	Votes	Rate
第51回衆議院議員選挙　2026年 51st House of Representatives election 2026	2026-02-08	埼玉3区 Saitama 3rd District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	Elected	96,335	52.20%
第50回衆議院議員選挙　2024年 50th House of Representatives election 2024	2024-10-27	埼玉3区 Saitama 3rd District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	Elected	76,239	42.00%
第49回衆議院議員選挙 49th House of Representatives election	2021-10-31	埼玉3区 Saitama 3rd District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	Elected	125,500	53.60%
第48回衆議院議員選挙 48th House of Representatives election	2017-10-22	埼玉3区 Saitama 3rd District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	Elected	95,093	44.60%
第47回衆議院議員選挙 47th House of Representatives election	2014-12-14	埼玉3区 Saitama 3rd District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	Elected	107,986	49.60%
第46回衆議院議員選挙 46th House of Representatives election	2012-12-16	埼玉3区 Saitama 3rd District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	Elected	87,695	35.50%