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西村 康稔
にしむら やすとし
NISHIMURA Yasutoshi
選挙対策本部 選挙対策委員長代理Deputy Chair of the Election Strategy Committee, Election Strategy Headquarters
自民党衆議院· House of Representatives兵庫9· Hyogo 9th District自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents9 terms
Born 1962-10-15 · 兵庫県明石市 (Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture.)
Policy issues
Current positions
Party Positions
- 選挙対策本部 選挙対策委員長代理Deputy Chair of the Election Strategy Committee, Election Strategy Headquarters
- 選挙対策委員会 委員長代理Acting Chair of the Election Strategy Committee
Career & history
Government Posts
- Resigned as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry on December 14, 2023
- Appointed Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Minister of State for Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation, and Minister for GX Promotion on August 10, 2022
- Concurrently appointed Minister in charge of Novel Coronavirus Disease Control on March 6, 2020
- Appointed Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy on September 11, 2019
- Appointed Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, Social Security Reform for All Generations, and TPP on September 11, 2019
- Appointed Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary on August 3, 2017
- Appointed State Minister of Cabinet Office on December 26, 2012
- Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs on August 6, 2008
Party Posts
- Appointed Chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party Election Strategy Committee on February 19, 2026
- Appointed Acting Chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party Election Strategy Committee on October 31, 2025
- Appointed Manager of the LDP Hyogo 9th District Branch on April 22, 2025
- Appointed Acting Chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party Election Strategy Committee on October 31, 2021
- Appointed Chief of the LDP Novel Coronavirus Disease Response Headquarters on October 11, 2021
- Appointed Secretary-General of the Seiwa Policy Research Council on October 7, 2021
- Appointed President of the LDP Hyogo Prefecture Federation on October 6, 2021
- Appointed Special Advisor to the President of the Liberal Democratic Party on August 3, 2016
- Appointed First Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party in August 2016
- Appointed Secretary-General of the LDP Election Strategy Bureau in October 2012
- Appointed Shadow Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in the LDP 'Shadow Cabinet' in October 2010
- Appointed Deputy Chairperson and Secretary-General of the LDP Policy Research Council in October 2010
- Appointed Minister in charge of Economy and Employment in the LDP 'Next Cabinet' in September 2010
- Ran in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in September 2009
- Appointed President of the LDP Hyogo Prefecture Federation in 2009
- Appointed Chairperson of the Industry and Regional Revitalization Sub-committee of the LDP Cabinet Division in 2006
Committee Chairs
- Appointed Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Cabinet on January 4, 2016
Professional Career
- Appointed Part-time Visiting Professor at Chuo University Graduate School of Public Policy in 2007
- Joined the Liberal Democratic Party in January 2004
- Appointed Visiting Professor at Kanazawa Institute of Technology in 2004
- Appointed Part-time Lecturer at Osaka University of Economics in 2003
- Appointed Professor upon Special Invitation at Taisho University in 2002
- Ran in the 42nd General Election of the House of Representatives on June 25, 2000, but was not elected
- Resigned from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in July 1999
- Appointed Investigator of the Industrial Location Policy Division, Environmental Protection and Industrial Location Bureau, MITI in April 1998
- Appointed Chief of the Ishikawa Prefecture Commerce and Industry Division in June 1995
- Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in April 1985
- Born in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture on October 15, 1962
Education
- Graduated from the University of Maryland Graduate School of Public Policy with a Master's degree in May 1992
- Graduated from the Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo in March 1985
- Graduated from Nada High School in March 1981
Publications
- Published 'The Struggle Against COVID-19' by Gentosha in May 2022
- Published 'The Fourth Industrial Revolution' by Wani Books in September 2016
- Published 'Is My Number Safe?' by Wani Books in December 2015
- Published 'Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management to Save Lives' by President Inc. in December 2014
- Published 'Prosperity or Decline' by President Inc. in December 2012
- Published 'New Hybrid Nation: Japan's Way Out' by Starts Publishing in April 2010
- Co-authored and published 'The Lifeblood of the Nation' by PHP Institute in September 2005
- Published 'Those Who Take Risks and Those Who Do Not' by PHP Institute in October 2002
- Published 'Surviving Companies and Cities' by Dobunshoin in January 1999
Awards
- Received the Civil Order of Oman, Second Class in 2021
- Received the Grand Cross of the Peruvian Order of Merit for Distinguished Service in 2019
Other
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a ninth term in the 51st General Election on February 8, 2026
- Elected to the House of Representatives for an eighth term in the 50th General Election on October 27, 2024
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a seventh term in the 49th General Election on October 31, 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a sixth term in the 48th General Election on October 22, 2017
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a fifth term in the 47th General Election on December 14, 2014
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a fourth term in the 46th General Election on December 16, 2012
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a third term in the 45th General Election on August 30, 2009
- Elected to the House of Representatives for a second term in the 44th General Election on September 11, 2005
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in the 43rd General Election on November 9, 2003
Elections
Committee memberships
Offices
Diet Office
- Room
- 611
- Phone
- 03-3508-7101
- Fax
- 03-3508-3401
衆議院第一議員会館
衆議院第一議員会館
明石事務所
- Phone
- 078-919-2320
- Fax
- 078-919-2322
兵庫県明石市相生町2-8-21 ドール明石201号
201, Doll Akashi, 2-8-21 Aioimachi, Akashi-shi, Hyogo
淡路事務所
- Phone
- 0799-22-2511
- Fax
- 0799-22-4391
兵庫県洲本市栄町3-3-4 アーバンハイム洲本101号
101, Urban Heim Sumoto, 3-3-4 Sakaemachi, Sumoto-shi, Hyogo