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朝日 健太郎
あさひ けんたろう
ASAHI Kentaro
農林水産関係団体委員会 副委員長 · 農林水産関係団体委員会Vice Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Related Organizations
自民党参議院· House of Councillors東京· Tokyo自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents2 terms
Born 1975-09-19 · 1975年9月19日、熊本県熊本市北区 (September 19, 1975, in Kita-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture)
Policy issues
Current positions
Party Positions
- 農林水産関係団体委員会 副委員長Vice Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Related Organizations
- 文部科学部会 部会長代理Acting Director, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division
- 参議院国会対策委員会 副委員長Vice Chair of the Diet Affairs Committee in the House of Councillors
Career & history
Government Posts
- Resigned as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment
- Reappointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment in the First Ishiba Cabinet
- Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment in the Second Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet
- Resigned as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in the Suga Cabinet
Party Posts
- Appointed as Acting Director of the Youth Division of the LDP
Professional Career
- Appointed as President of the Tokyo Volleyball Association
- Appointed as the main navigator for "Volleyball Channel" on BS Fuji
- Became Chairman of the Japan Beach Culture Promotion Association (NPO)
- Retired as a professional beach volleyball player
- Competed in the London Olympics as a member of the Japan beach volleyball team
- Competed in the Beijing Olympics as a member of the Japan beach volleyball team (9th place)
- Switched to beach volleyball and formed the professional beach volleyball team "Beach Winds"
- Contributed to three consecutive V.League championships with the Suntory Sunbirds (FY2000–FY2002)
- Represented Japan at the 1999 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
- Represented Japan at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
- Joined Suntory Ltd. (now Suntory Holdings Ltd.) and played for the Suntory Sunbirds volleyball team
- Represented Japan at the Summer Universiade in Sicily
Education
- Completed the Master's program at the Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University
- Graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration, Hosei University
- Entered the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration, Hosei University
Awards
- Received the Newcomer of the Year award in the Volleyball V.League
- Won the All Japan Intercollegiate Volleyball Championship
- Finished as runner-up in the All Japan High School Volleyball Championship while attending Chinzei High School
Other
- Re-elected to the House of Councillors from the Tokyo electoral district in the 26th regular election (2nd term)
- First elected to the House of Councillors from the Tokyo electoral district in the 24th regular election
- Appointed as a "Sports Tourism Meister" by the Japan Tourism Agency
- Born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Elections
Committee memberships
Offices
Diet Office
- Room
- 620
- Phone
- 03-6550-0620
- Fax
- 03-6551-0620
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