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小里 泰弘

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OZATO Yasuhiro

衆議院議員Member of the House of Representatives

自民党衆議院· House of Representatives(比)九州· Kyushu Proportional Representation Block自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents7 terms

Born 1958-09-29 · 鹿児島県姶良郡霧島町(現在の霧島市)の農家 (Born to a farming family in Kirishima Town, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture (currently Kirishima City))

Policy issues

Career & history

Government Posts

  1. Nov 11, 2024内閣総辞職により農林水産大臣を退任[1]
    Resigned as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries due to the resignation of the Cabinet
  2. Oct 1, 2024農林水産大臣に就任(第1次石破内閣)[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (First Ishiba Cabinet)
  3. Sep 13, 2023内閣総理大臣補佐官(農山漁村地域活性化担当)に就任[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (for Revitalization of Rural Areas)
  4. Oct 2018農林水産副大臣に就任[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as State Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  5. Sep 2014環境副大臣兼内閣府副大臣に就任[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as State Minister of the Environment and State Minister of the Cabinet Office
  6. Sep 2013農林水産大臣政務官に就任[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  7. Sep 1997総務庁長官秘書官に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Executive Secretary to the Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency
  8. Jan 1995国務大臣(地震対策担当)秘書官に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Executive Secretary to the Minister of State for Earthquake Disaster Countermeasures
  9. Jun 1994北海道開発庁長官及び沖縄開発庁長官秘書官に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Executive Secretary to the Director-General of the Hokkaido Development Agency and the Okinawa Development Agency
  10. Dec 1990労働大臣秘書官に就任[1][2][3][4]
    Appointed as Executive Secretary to the Minister of Labour

Party Posts

  1. 2022自由民主党総務会長代理に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Acting Chairperson of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party
  2. Sep 2019自由民主党国土交通部会長に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Director of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Division of the Liberal Democratic Party
  3. Dec 2012自由民主党農林部会長に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Director of the Agriculture and Forestry Division of the Liberal Democratic Party
  4. Oct 2012自由民主党副幹事長に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party
  5. 2011自由民主党東日本大震災対策プロジェクトチーム座長に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Chairman of the Great East Japan Earthquake Countermeasures Project Team of the Liberal Democratic Party
  6. Sep 2007自由民主党国会対策副委員長に就任[1]
    Appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party

Committee Chairs

  1. Nov 2021衆議院災害対策特別委員長に就任[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as Chairman of the Special Committee on Disaster Matters of the House of Representatives
  2. Nov 2017衆議院財務金融委員長に就任[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Financial Affairs of the House of Representatives
  3. Jan 2016衆議院農林水産委員長に就任[1][2][3][4][5]
    Appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the House of Representatives

Professional Career

  1. Nov 1993衆議院議員小里貞利の政策秘書に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Policy Secretary to Member of the House of Representatives Sadatoshi Ozato
  2. Nov 1990野村證券株式会社を退社[1]
    Resigned from Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
  3. Apr 1983野村證券株式会社に入社[1][2][3][4]
    Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

Education

  1. Mar 1983慶應義塾大学法学部法律学科を卒業[1][2][3][4]
    Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Keio University
  2. ~ Mar 1977鹿児島県立鶴丸高等学校を卒業[1][2]
    Graduated from Kagoshima Prefectural Tsurumaru High School

Other

  1. Feb 8, 2026第51回衆議院議員総選挙にて比例九州ブロックで7期目の当選[1][2][3]
    Elected for a seventh term in the 51st House of Representatives General Election via the Kyushu Proportional Block
  2. Oct 27, 2024第50回衆議院議員総選挙で落選[1][2][3]
    Defeated in the 50th House of Representatives General Election
  3. Oct 31, 2021第49回衆議院議員総選挙にて比例九州ブロックで6期目の当選[1][2][3]
    Elected for a sixth term in the 49th House of Representatives General Election via the Kyushu Proportional Block
  4. Oct 22, 2017第48回衆議院議員総選挙に鹿児島3区より出馬し5期目の当選[1][2][3]
    Elected for a fifth term in the 48th House of Representatives General Election from Kagoshima 3rd District
  5. Dec 14, 2014第47回衆議院議員総選挙で4期目の当選[1][2][3]
    Elected for a fourth term in the 47th House of Representatives General Election
  6. Dec 16, 2012第46回衆議院議員総選挙で3期目の当選[1][2][3]
    Elected for a third term in the 46th House of Representatives General Election
  7. Aug 30, 2009第45回衆議院議員総選挙で2期目の当選[1][2][3]
    Elected for a second term in the 45th House of Representatives General Election
  8. Sep 11, 2005第44回衆議院議員総選挙に鹿児島4区より出馬し初当選[1][2][3][4]
    Elected for the first time in the 44th House of Representatives General Election from Kagoshima 4th District
  9. Sep 29, 1958鹿児島県姶良郡霧島町(現・霧島市)に生まれる[1][2][3]
    Born in Kirishima, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture (present-day Kirishima City)

Elections

ElectionDateConstituencyPartyResultVotesRateSource
第51回衆議院議員選挙 2026年
51st House of Representatives election 2026
2026-02-08
鹿児島3区
Kagoshima 3rd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
85,78249.20%
第50回衆議院議員選挙 2024年
50th House of Representatives election 2024
2024-10-27
鹿児島3区
Kagoshima 3rd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
73,63041.70%
第49回衆議院議員選挙
49th House of Representatives election
2021-10-31
鹿児島3区
Kagoshima 3rd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
89,11046.10%
第48回衆議院議員選挙
48th House of Representatives election
2017-10-22
鹿児島3区
Kagoshima 3rd District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected102,50150.40%
第47回衆議院議員選挙
47th House of Representatives election
2014-12-14
鹿児島4区
Kagoshima 4th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected93,50169.60%
第46回衆議院議員選挙
46th House of Representatives election
2012-12-16
鹿児島4区
Kagoshima 4th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected100,41566.90%
第45回衆議院議員選挙
45th House of Representatives election
2009-08-30
鹿児島4区
Kagoshima 4th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected97,054
第44回衆議院議員選挙
44th House of Representatives election
2005-09-11
鹿児島4区
Kagoshima 4th District
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected110,258

Committee memberships

常任委員会· Standing Committee

  • 国土交通委員会
    Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
    委員· Member

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