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向山 淳
むこうやま じゅん
MUKOYAMA Jun
総務大臣政務官Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
自民党衆議院· House of Representatives北海道8· Hokkaido 8th District自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents2 terms
Born 1983-11-19 · 埼玉県 (Saitama Prefecture)
Policy issues
Current positions
Government Positions
- 総務大臣政務官Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Career & history
Government Posts
- Re-appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in the Second Takaichi Cabinet on February 19, 2026
- Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in the First Takaichi Cabinet on October 22, 2025
Party Posts
- Appointed as Member of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party in November 2024
- Appointed as Deputy Director of the Women's Affairs Division and Deputy Director of the Youth Division of the Liberal Democratic Party in November 2024
- Appointed as Chairperson of the Hokkaido 8th Electoral District Branch of the Liberal Democratic Party in July 2023
Professional Career
- Founded a parents' group for balancing work and childcare during the COVID-19 crisis in June 2020
- Appointed as Senior Visiting Fellow at Asia Pacific Initiative in July 2019
- Founded and appointed as Representative of Mukoyama Policy Lab in July 2019
- Joined Mitsubishi Corporation in April 2006
Education
- Completed Master in Public Administration (MPA) at Harvard Kennedy School in May 2019
- Graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University in March 2006
Publications
- Co-authored and published "COVID-19 Response Private Sector Temporary Investigation Commission: Investigation and Verification Report" from Discover 21 in October 2020
Other
- Re-elected in the 51st House of Representatives General Election (Hokkaido 8th District) on February 8, 2026
- Appeared on NHK's "Nichiyo Toron" (Sunday Debate) as a new member of parliament on December 8, 2024
- First elected in the 50th House of Representatives General Election (Hokkaido Proportional Representation Block) on October 27, 2024
- Ran as a candidate in the 26th House of Councillors Regular Election from the proportional representation block in July 2022
- Born in Saitama Prefecture (Kawaguchi City) on November 19, 1983
Elections
Committee memberships
Offices
Diet Office
- Room
- 302
- Phone
- 03-3508-7705
- Fax
- 03-3508-3455
衆議院第一議員会館
衆議院第一議員会館
向山じゅん 函館事務所
- Phone
- 0138-76-0338
- Fax
- 0138-76-6790
北海道函館市柏木町6-44
6-44 Kashiwagimachi, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido