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赤羽 一嘉
あかば かずよし
AKABA Kazuyoshi
副代表Deputy Leader
中道改革衆議院· House of Representatives(比)近畿· Kinki Proportional Representation Block中道改革連合・無所属· Centrist Reform Union and Independents11 terms
Born 1958-05-07 · 東京都にて生まれる (Tokyo)
Policy issues
Current positions
Party Positions
- 副代表Deputy Leader
Career & history
Government Posts
- Re-appointed as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and Minister in Charge of Water Cycle Policy (Suga Cabinet)
- Chaired the G20 Tourism Ministers' Meeting
- Appointed as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and Minister in Charge of Water Cycle Policy (Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet)
- Appointed as Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Senior Vice Minister of the Cabinet Office
- Appointed as Senior Vice Minister of Finance
Party Posts
- Appointed as Chairperson of the Central Committee and Vice Representative of Komeito
- Appointed as Vice Representative of Komeito
- Appointed as Acting Chairperson of the Policy Research Council of Komeito
- Appointed as a member of the Central Committee of Komeito
- Appointed as Acting Chairperson of the International Committee of Komeito
- Appointed as Director of the International Bureau of Komeito
- Appointed as Vice Secretary-General of the New Party Peace
- Appointed as Chairperson of the Organization Committee of Komeito Hyogo Prefectural Headquarters
- Appointed as Foreign Policy Aide to the New Frontier Party's Government Preparation Committee
- Appointed as Vice Secretary-General of Komeito Hyogo Prefectural Headquarters
Committee Chairs
- Appointed as Chairperson of the Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications of the House of Representatives
- Appointed as Chairperson of the Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry of the House of Representatives
- Appointed as Chairperson of the Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of the House of Representatives
- Appointed as Chairperson of the Special Committee on Disaster Management of the House of Representatives
Professional Career
- Engaged in rescue and reconstruction activities following the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
- Experienced the Tiananmen Square incident while stationed at the Beijing office of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
- Joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
- Received language training in Taiwan
Awards
- Selected for the All Japan High School Rugby Representative Team
Other
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a tenth term in the 50th General Election
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a ninth term in the 49th General Election
- Elected to the House of Representatives for an eighth term in the 48th General Election
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a seventh term in the 47th General Election
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a sixth term in the 46th General Election
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a fifth term in the 44th General Election
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a fourth term in the 43rd General Election
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a third term in the 42nd General Election
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a second term in the 41st General Election
- Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives in the 40th General Election
- Born in Tokyo
Elections
Committee memberships
Offices
Diet Office
- Room
- 414
- Phone
- 03-3508-7079
- Fax
- 03-3508-3769
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