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和田 義明
わだ よしあき
WADA Yoshiaki
衆議院議員Member of the House of Representatives
自民党衆議院· House of Representatives北海道5· Hokkaido 5th District自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents4 terms
Born 1971-10-10 · 昭和46年10月10日、兵庫県 (October 10, 1971, in Hyogo Prefecture)
Policy issues
Career & history
Government Posts
- Appointed as Special Advisor to the Minister of Defense in the Second Kishida Second Reshuffled Cabinet on October 10, 2023
- Appointed as State Minister of Cabinet Office in the Second Kishida Cabinet on August 12, 2022
- Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office in the Suga Cabinet on September 18, 2020
Party Posts
- Appointed as the Chairman of the Hokkaido 5th Electoral District Branch of the Liberal Democratic Party in July 2015
Professional Career
- Joined the office of Member of the House of Representatives Nobutaka Machimura and served as Deputy Director in December 2014
- Retired from Mitsubishi Corporation in November 2014 (Final position: Assistant Manager)
- Joined Mitsubishi Corporation in April 1995
Education
- Graduated from the School of Commerce, Waseda University in March 1995
Publications
- Published the book 'Indo-Pacific Strategy 2.0: The Path to a New Security Diplomacy' from Wani Books in September 2024
Other
- Elected in the 51st General Election of the House of Representatives on February 8, 2026 (4th term)
- Elected in the 49th General Election of the House of Representatives on October 31, 2021 (3rd term)
- Elected in the 48th General Election of the House of Representatives on October 22, 2017 (2nd term)
- First elected to the House of Representatives in the Hokkaido 5th district by-election on April 24, 2016
- Born on October 10, 1971, in Hyogo (or Osaka) Prefecture
Elections
Committee memberships
Offices
Diet Office
- Room
- 1003
衆議院第一議員会館
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- Phone
- 011-896-5505
- Fax
- 011-896-8231
北海道札幌市厚別区厚別中央3条5丁目8-20
8-20 Atsubetsu Chuo 3-jo 5-chome, Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido