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若林 健太
わかばやし けんた
WAKABAYASHI Kenta
衆議院議員Member of the House of Representatives
自民党衆議院· House of Representatives長野1· Nagano 1st District自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents2 terms
Born 1964-01-11 · 長野県長野市 (Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture)
Policy issues
Career & history
Government Posts
- Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Second Abe Cabinet).
Party Posts
- Appointed Chairman of the Nagano 1st District Branch of the Liberal Democratic Party.
- Appointed Deputy Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors.
- Appointed Acting Director of the Treasury and Finance Division of the Liberal Democratic Party.
- Appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Committee Chairs
- Appointed Director of the House of Representatives Special Committee on Disaster Management.
- Appointed Chairman of the House of Councillors Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
- Appointed Chief Director of the House of Councillors Committee on Judicial Affairs.
Professional Career
- Appointed Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
- Served as Policy Secretary to a Member of the House of Councillors.
- Appointed Chairman of the Nagano Block Council of the Junior Chamber International Japan.
- Appointed Chairman of the Nagano Junior Chamber.
- Appointed Representative Partner and Head of the Nagano Office of Chuo Audit Corporation.
- Appointed Representative Partner of Chuo Audit Corporation.
- Established Wakabayashi Kenta Accounting Office (currently Nagano Tax Corporation) in Nagano City.
- Served as Representative Secretary of the Junior CPA Association of Japan.
- Joined Chuo Audit Corporation.
Education
- Completed the Master's program at the Graduate School of Public Management, Waseda University.
- Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Keio University.
- Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School.
Other
- Elected in the 51st House of Representatives election (Nagano 1st district).
- Ran in the 50th House of Representatives election but was not elected.
- Elected for the first time in the 49th House of Representatives election (Nagano 1st district).
- Ran in the 48th House of Representatives election but was not elected.
- Defeated in the 24th House of Councillors election.
- Elected for the first time in the 22nd House of Councillors election (Nagano at-large district).
- Passed the Second Stage of the Certified Public Accountant Examination.
- Born in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture.
Elections
Committee memberships
Offices
Diet Office
- Room
- 1219
衆議院第一議員会館
衆議院第一議員会館
若林けんた後援会事務所 長野事務所
- Phone
- 026-269-0330
- Fax
- 026-269-0333
長野県長野市栗田8-1
8-1 Kurita, Nagano-shi, Nagano