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江島 潔
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江島 潔

えじま きよし

EJIMA Kiyoshi

政務調査会 会長代理 · 政務調査会Acting Chair of the Policy Research Council

自民党参議院· House of Councillors山口· Yamaguchi自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents3 terms

Born 1957-04-02 · 山口県下関市 (Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture)

Policy issues

Current positions

Party Positions

  • 政務調査会 会長代理
    Acting Chair of the Policy Research Council
  • 参議院政策審議会 会長代理
    Acting Chair of the Policy Deliberation Commission, House of Councillors

Career & history

Government Posts

  1. Sep 18, 2020経済産業副大臣兼内閣府副大臣に就任(菅内閣)[1][2][3]
    Appointed as State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and State Minister of Cabinet Office (Suga Cabinet)
  2. Oct 9, 2015国土交通大臣政務官に就任(第3次安倍改造内閣)[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Third Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled))

Party Posts

  1. Oct 17, 2025自由民主党政務調査会長代理に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Acting Chairperson of the Policy Research Council, LDP
  2. Feb 7, 2025自由民主党人事局長に就任[1]
    Appointed as Director of the Personnel Division, LDP
  3. Nov 2024自由民主党参議院副幹事長、運輸・交通関係団体委員長に就任[1]
    Appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP in the House of Councillors and Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and Logistics Organizations
  4. Oct 2023自由民主党副幹事長、組織運動本部長代理、国土交通部会長代理に就任[1]
    Appointed as Deputy Secretary-General, LDP, Acting Chairperson of the Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters, LDP, and Acting Director of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Division, LDP
  5. Oct 2022自由民主党総務会副会長に就任[1]
    Appointed as Vice Chairman of the General Council, LDP
  6. Aug 2017自由民主党水産部会長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Director of the Fisheries Division, LDP
  7. Aug 2016自由民主党内閣第一部会長に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Director of the First Cabinet Division, LDP

Committee Chairs

  1. 2021参議院議院運営委員会筆頭理事に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as Chief Director of the Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Councillors
  2. Oct 4, 2019参議院農林水産委員長に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, House of Councillors
  3. Oct 2018自由民主党国会対策委員会副委員長、参議院文部科学委員会筆頭理事に就任[1]
    Appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, LDP, and Chief Director of the Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, House of Councillors
  4. Jan 2018参議院東日本大震災復興特別委員長に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as Chairman of the Special Committee on Disasters, House of Councillors
  5. Sep 2014参議院国土交通委員会筆頭理事、自由民主党国会対策委員会副委員長、党政調水産部会部会長代理に就任[1]
    Appointed as Chief Director of the Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, House of Councillors, Deputy Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, LDP, and Deputy Director of the Fisheries Division, LDP Policy Research Council
  6. 2013参議院決算委員会理事に就任[1]
    Appointed as a Director of the Committee on Audit, House of Councillors

Professional Career

  1. 2010倉敷芸術科学大学客員教授に就任[1][2][3]
    Appointed as a Visiting Professor at Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts
  2. Apr 1995山口県下関市長に就任(以後連続4期)[1][2][3]
    Elected as Mayor of Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (serving 4 consecutive terms)
  3. 1990東亜大学講師、水産大学校非常勤講師に就任[1][2]
    Appointed as a lecturer at Toua University and a part-time lecturer at the National Fisheries University
  4. Apr 1982千代田化工建設株式会社に入社、技師として勤務[1][2]
    Joined Chiyoda Corporation and served as an engineer

Education

  1. Mar 1982東京大学大学院工学系研究科化学エネルギー工学科を修了[1][2][3]
    Completed the Master's program in the Department of Chemical Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
  2. Mar 1980東京大学工学部合成化学科を卒業[1][2][3]
    Graduated from the Department of Synthetic Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
  3. Mar 1976東京都立戸山高等学校を卒業[1][2]
    Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School

Other

  1. Jul 10, 2022第26回参議院議員通常選挙で3選[1][2]
    Elected for a third term in the 26th House of Councillors regular election
  2. Jul 10, 2016第24回参議院議員通常選挙で再選[1][2][3]
    Re-elected in the 24th House of Councillors regular election
  3. Apr 28, 2013参議院山口県選挙区補欠選挙で初当選[1][2][3][4]
    First elected to the House of Councillors in the Yamaguchi Prefecture electoral district by-election
  4. Apr 2, 1957山口県下関市に生まれる[1][2]
    Born in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Elections

ElectionDateConstituencyPartyResultVotesRateSource
第26回参議院議員選挙
26th House of Councillors election
2022-07-10
山口選挙区
Yamaguchi Constituency
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected327,15363.00%
第24回参議院議員選挙
24th House of Councillors election
2016-07-10
山口選挙区
Yamaguchi Constituency
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected394,907
参議院議員補欠選挙(山口選挙区)
House of Councillors by-election (Yamaguchi electoral district)
2013-04-28
山口選挙区
Yamaguchi Constituency
自由民主党
Liberal Democratic Party
Elected287,604

Committee memberships

常任委員会· Standing Committee

  • 行政監視委員会
    Committee on Oversight of Administration
    委員· Member
  • 農林水産委員会
    Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
    委員· Member

特別委員会· Special Committee

  • 沖縄・北方問題及び地方に関する特別委員会
    Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems as well as Regional Issues
    委員· Member

Offices

Diet Office

参議院議員会館
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Fax
03-6551-1103

山口事務所

山口県山口市小郡東津一丁目8番3号山口起業ビル1F
1F Yamaguchi Kigyo Building, 1-8-3 Ogori Higashitsu, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi

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