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下村 博文

しもむら はくぶん

SHIMOMURA Hakubun

衆議院議員Member of the House of Representatives

自民党衆議院· House of Representatives東京11· Tokyo 11th District自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents10 terms

Born 1954-05-23 · 群馬県群馬郡倉渕村(現在の高崎市) (Kurabuchi Village, Gunma Prefecture (currently Takasaki City))

Policy issues

Career & history

Government Posts

  1. Sep 2013東京オリンピック・パラリンピック担当大臣を兼務[1][2][3]
    Concurrently appointed Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
  2. Dec 26, 2012文部科学大臣 兼 教育再生担当大臣に就任(第二次安倍内閣)[1][2][3]
    Appointed Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Minister in charge of Education Rebuilding in the Second Abe Cabinet
  3. Nov 2008日本ユネスコ国内委員会委員に就任[1][2]
    Appointed Member of the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
  4. Sep 2006内閣官房副長官に就任(第一次安倍内閣)[1][2][3]
    Appointed Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary in the First Abe Cabinet
  5. Sep 2004文部科学大臣政務官に就任(第二次小泉内閣)[1][2][3]
    Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the Second Koizumi Cabinet
  6. Jan 2002法務大臣政務官に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice
  7. ~ 1993東京都議会厚生文教委員長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed Chairperson of the Health and Education Committee of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

Party Posts

  1. Oct 2021自由民主党中央政治大学院長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed President of the Central Institute of Politics of the LDP
  2. Sep 2020自由民主党政務調査会長に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed Chairperson of the Policy Research Council of the LDP
  3. Sep 2019自由民主党選挙対策委員長に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed Chairperson of the Election Strategy Committee of the LDP
  4. Oct 2018自由民主党憲法改正推進本部長に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed Chairperson of the Headquarters for the Promotion of Revision to the Constitution of the LDP
  5. Sep 16, 2016自由民主党東京都支部連合会会長に就任[1]
    Appointed President of the Tokyo Metropolitan Federation of LDP Branches
  6. Aug 3, 2016自由民主党幹事長代行に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed Executive Acting Secretary-General of the LDP
  7. Oct 2012自由民主党教育再生実行本部長に就任[1]
    Appointed Director-General of the Headquarters for the Revitalization of Education of the LDP
  8. Nov 1996自由民主党青年部長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed Director of the Youth Division of the Liberal Democratic Party

Committee Chairs

  1. Sep 2007衆議院法務委員長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed Chairperson of the Committee on Judicial Affairs of the House of Representatives

Professional Career

  1. Sep 1990博文進学ゼミ会長に就任[1]
    Appointed Chairman of Hakubun Shingaku Semi
  2. ~ 1975学習塾「博文進学ゼミ」を起業(21歳時)[1]
    Established the cram school "Hakubun Shingaku Semi" at the age of 21

Education

  1. Mar 1979早稲田大学教育学部を卒業[1][2][3]
    Graduated from the School of Education, Waseda University
  2. Mar 1972群馬県立高崎高等学校を卒業[1][2]
    Graduated from Gunma Prefectural Takasaki High School

Publications

  1. ~ 2021『GDW興国論 幸福度世界一の国へ』を刊行[1][2]
    Published "GDW Kokoku-ron: Towards a Country with the World's Highest Happiness Level"

Other

  1. Feb 8, 2026第51回衆議院議員総選挙にて10回目の当選[1][2][3]
    Elected for the 10th time in the 51st General Election for the House of Representatives
  2. Oct 1996第41回衆議院議員総選挙において東京11区より初当選[1][2][3]
    First elected to the House of Representatives from Tokyo 11th District in the 41st General Election
  3. Jul 1993東京都議会議員選挙に2期目の当選[1][2]
    Elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly for a second term
  4. Jul 1989東京都議会議員選挙に初当選[1][2][3]
    First elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
  5. May 23, 1954群馬県群馬郡倉渕村(現・高崎市)に生まれる[1][2][3]
    Born in Kurabuchi Village, Gunma District (present-day Takasaki City), Gunma Prefecture
  6. 大学在学中に交通遺児育英会活動や早稲田大学雄弁会幹事長を経験[1][2][3]
    Active in the Scholarship Foundation for Traffic Orphans and served as Secretary General of the Waseda University Oratory Society during university

Elections

ElectionDateConstituencyPartyResultVotesRateSource
第51回衆議院議員選挙 2026年
51st House of Representatives election 2026
2026-02-08
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected69,07731.50%
第50回衆議院議員選挙 2024年
50th House of Representatives election 2024
2024-10-27
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
無所属
Independent
57,27529.00%
第49回衆議院議員選挙
49th House of Representatives election
2021-10-31
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected122,46550.00%
第48回衆議院議員選挙
48th House of Representatives election
2017-10-22
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected104,61244.90%
第47回衆議院議員選挙
47th House of Representatives election
2014-12-14
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected84756.10%
第46回衆議院議員選挙
46th House of Representatives election
2012-12-16
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected116,52145.50%
第45回衆議院議員選挙
45th House of Representatives election
2009-08-30
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected117,472
第44回衆議院議員選挙
44th House of Representatives election
2005-09-11
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected148,099
第43回衆議院議員選挙
43rd House of Representatives election
2003-11-09
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected113,477
第42回衆議院議員選挙
42nd House of Representatives election
2000-06-25
東京11区
Tokyo 11th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected90,483

Committee memberships

常任委員会· Standing Committee

  • 文部科学委員会
    Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
    委員· Member

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