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若狹 清史
わかさ きよし
WAKASA Kiyoshi
衆議院議員Member of the House of Representatives
維新衆議院· House of Representatives(比)北陸信越· Hokuriku-Shinetsu Proportional Representation Block日本維新の会· Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party)1 term
Born 1980-07-15 · 長野県長野市 (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture)
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Policy issues
Career & history
Government Posts
- Began activities as an advisor for the Nagano City Board of Education's After-school Child Plan
- Served as an expert member for the Local Benchmark Education Support Package Committee of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Served as an Advisor for Regional Revitalization for Tawaramoto Town, Nara Prefecture
- Served as an Advisor for Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture
- Served as a member of the Nagano Prefectural Sports Promotion Council
Professional Career
- After returning to Japan, participated in the establishment of the Japan Institute of Regional Science and became Representative Director and Chief Researcher
- Established the NPO Regional Community Revitalization Research Institute and became Chairperson
- Served as a staff member at a U.S. Congressional office in Los Angeles, California in 2003
- Became Director of Tsuji Hongo Business Consulting Co., Ltd.
- Became Full-time Special Advisor of Tsuji Hongo Tax Corporation
Education
- Graduated from Chuo University in March 2003
- Graduated from Nagano Nippon Daigaku Senior High School in March 1999
Publications
- Co-authored 'Introduction to Regional Finance x Sustainable Finance for Bank and Government Officials' published by Keizai Hourei Kenkyukai on November 24, 2022
- Published 'Startup Subsidies: Perfect Manual for Business Plans also usable for Loans' by Toho Shobo on September 23, 2016
Other
- Assumed office as a Member of the House of Representatives on February 13, 2026
- First elected to the House of Representatives from the Hokuriku-Shinetsu Proportional Block in the 51st general election on February 8, 2026
- Ran in the 50th House of Representatives general election as an officially recognized candidate for the Japan Innovation Party from Nagano 1st District on October 27, 2024
- Ran in the Nagano Prefectural Assembly election (Nagano City district) on April 12, 2015
- Ran in the Nagano City Council by-election on October 25, 2009
- Born on July 15, 1980, in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
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衆議院第二議員会館
衆議院第二議員会館
長野事務所
長野県長野市広田48 神明第一ビル401号室
401 Shimmei Daiichi Building, 48 Hirota, Nagano-shi, Nagano