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赤松 健
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赤松 健

あかまつ けん

AKAMATSU Ken

国際局 次長Deputy Director of the International Bureau

自民党参議院· House of Councillors比例· Proportional Representation自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents1 term

Born 1968-07-05 · 愛知県名古屋市 (Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture)

Policy issues

Current positions

Party Positions

  • 国際局 次長
    Deputy Director of the International Bureau
  • 教育・文化・スポーツ関係団体委員会 副委員長
    Vice Chair of the Committee on Education, Culture and Sports Related Organizations
  • NPO・NGO関係団体委員会 副委員長
    Vice Chair, NPO and NGO Relations Committee
  • 文部科学部会 副部会長
    Deputy Director of the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division
  • 経済産業部会 副部会長
    Vice Chair of the Economy, Trade and Industry Division
  • 環境部会 副部会長
    Deputy Director of the Environment Division
  • 参議院政策審議会 副会長
    Vice Chair of the Policy Research Council in the House of Councillors
  • 参議院国会対策委員会 委員
    Member of the Diet Affairs Committee, House of Councillors

Career & history

Government Posts

  1. Oct 23, 2025文部科学大臣政務官を退任[1]
    Resigned as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  2. Nov 13, 2024文部科学大臣政務官 兼 復興大臣政務官に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction

Party Posts

  1. Nov 2025自由民主党参議院政策審議会副会長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Vice Chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council in the House of Councillors
  2. Dec 2023自由民主党文部科学部会副部会長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Deputy Director of the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division of the LDP
  3. Oct 2023自由民主党広報本部広報戦略局次長、中央政治大学院副学院長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Deputy Director of the Public Relations Strategy Bureau and Deputy Director of the Central Institute of Politics of the LDP
  4. Nov 2022自由民主党デジタル社会推進本部事務局次長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP Headquarters for the Promotion of a Digital Society
  5. Oct 2022参議院議院運営委員会委員、自民党知的財産戦略調査会事務局次長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as a member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the House of Councillors and Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP Intellectual Property Strategy Research Commission
  6. Sep 2022自由民主党広報本部ネットメディア局次長、女性局次長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Deputy Director of the Net Media Bureau and Deputy Director of the Women's Affairs Division of the LDP

Committee Chairs

  1. Jan 2024参議院決算委員会委員に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as a member of the Committee on Audit of the House of Councillors
  2. Nov 2023参議院文教科学委員会理事に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Director of the Committee on Education, Culture and Science of the House of Councillors
  3. Aug 2022参議院文教科学委員会委員、消費者問題に関する特別委員会委員に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as a member of the Committee on Education, Culture and Science and the Special Committee on Consumer Affairs of the House of Councillors

Professional Career

  1. Aug 2021「表現の自由を守る会」最高顧問に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Supreme Advisor to the Association to Protect Freedom of Expression
  2. Jun 2018公益社団法人日本漫画家協会 常務理事に就任[1][2][3][4]
    Appointed as Executive Director of the Japan Cartoonists Association
  3. Oct 2015有限会社ALN 代表取締役社長に就任[1]
    Appointed as President and Representative Director of ALN Co., Ltd.
  4. Jun 2015株式会社Jコミックテラス 取締役会長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Chairman of the Board of J-Comic Terrace Co., Ltd.
  5. Aug 2013『UQ HOLDER!』の連載を開始[1]
    Started serialization of 'UQ HOLDER!'
  6. Oct 2012公益社団法人日本漫画家協会に入会[1]
    Joined the Japan Cartoonists Association
  7. Jan 2008株式会社Jコミを設立し代表取締役社長に就任[1][2]
    Established J-Comi Co., Ltd. and became President and Representative Director
  8. Feb 2003『魔法先生ネギま!』の連載を開始[1]
    Started serialization of 'Negima! Magister Negi Magi'
  9. Oct 1998『ラブひな』の連載を開始[1]
    Started serialization of 'Love Hina'
  10. Apr 1994『A・Iが止まらない!』の連載を開始[1]
    Started serialization of 'A.I. Love You'
  11. Sep 1993第50回週刊少年マガジン新人漫画賞審査員特別賞を受賞し漫画家デビュー[1][2][3][4]
    Debuted as a manga artist after winning the 50th Weekly Shonen Magazine Newcomer Manga Award Judge's Special Prize
  12. 1985自作アクションRPG『パラディン』がボーステック社より発売[1]
    The self-programmed action RPG 'Paladin' was released by Bothtec

Education

  1. Mar 1993中央大学文学部を卒業[1][2][3]
    Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Chuo University
  2. Mar 1987海城高校を卒業[1][2]
    Graduated from Kaijo High School

Awards

  1. Nov 2010Amazon.co.jp 10周年殿堂入り[1][2]
    Inducted into the Amazon.co.jp 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame
  2. May 2001第25回講談社漫画賞(少年部門)を受賞[1][2][3][4]
    Won the 25th Kodansha Manga Award (Shonen Category)

Other

  1. Jul 10, 2022第26回参議院議員通常選挙にて比例区より初当選[1][2][3][4]
    Elected for the first time to the House of Councillors in the proportional representation block
  2. Jul 5, 1968愛知県名古屋市に生まれる[1][2][3][4]
    Born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Elections

ElectionDateConstituencyPartyResultVotesRateSource
第26回参議院議員選挙 比例区全国比例区
26th House of Councillors election, nationwide proportional representation
2022-07-10
PR only
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected

Committee memberships

常任委員会· Standing Committee

  • 文教科学委員会
    Committee on Education, Culture and Science
    委員· Member
  • 行政監視委員会
    Committee on Oversight of Administration
    委員· Member

特別委員会· Special Committee

  • こども・子育て・若者活躍に関する特別委員会
    Special Committee on Children, Childrearing and Youth Empowerment
    委員· Member
  • 消費者問題に関する特別委員会
    Special Committee on Consumer Affairs
    委員· Member

調査会· Research Commission

  • 資源エネルギー・持続可能社会に関する調査会
    Research Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Sustainable Society
    委員· Member

Offices

Diet Office

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