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今 洋佑
こん ようすけ
KON Yosuke
衆議院議員Member of the House of Representatives
自民党衆議院· House of Representatives(比)北陸信越· Hokuriku-Shinetsu Proportional Representation Block自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents1 term
Born 1983-01-18 · 北海道岩見沢市 (Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido)
Policy issues
Career & history
Professional Career
- Appointed as Strategic Advisor to the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA Fukui) in 2024
- Appointed as Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Kanazawa University (Advanced Research Center for Tourism Science) in 2023
- Established CWP GLOBAL Co., Ltd. and became Representative Director in 2022
- Appointed as Regional Revitalization Evangelist by the Cabinet Office
- Appointed as Policy Planning Coordinator for Fukui Prefecture
- Established CWP Association and became Representative Director in 2021
- Appointed as Advisor to Tsukurie Co., Ltd.
- Appointed as Visiting Researcher at the Japan Joint Committee for Co-operatives
- Established the Research Institute for Creating a Society with Dreams and Pride (Yumeken) and became its Representative in 2020
- Served as Senior Manager in the CEO Project Office at SoftBank Group Corp.
- Appointed as Assistant Director of the Accident Investigation Office, Consumer Safety Division, Consumer Affairs Agency in 2018
- Appointed as Deputy Mayor of Ono City, Fukui Prefecture in April 2016
- Appointed as Assistant Director of the Promotion Division, Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office
- Joined the Cabinet Office in April 2007 (responsible for Gender Equality Bureau, security policy, and science and technology innovation)
- Seconded to the Security Policy Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Seconded to the Environment and Industry Liaison Division, Research Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Education
- Completed a Master's degree in Civil Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo in March 2007
- Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo in March 2005
- Graduated from Hokkaido Iwamizawa Higashi High School in March 2001
- Completed graduate studies at SOAS University of London, earning a Master's degree in Development Economics
Other
- Elected for the first time in the 51st General Election for the House of Representatives from the Hokuriku-Shinetsu proportional representation block on February 8, 2026
- Ran in the 50th General Election for the House of Representatives from the Hokuriku-Shinetsu proportional representation block on October 27, 2024, but was not elected
- Born on January 18, 1983, in Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido
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