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Kenji YAMAOKA
Date of birth: April 25, 1943
Birth Place: Tokyo
Constituency: House of Representatives; The 4th electoral district of Tochigi Prefecture; 5th term
Graduated from Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University in March 1966
Career:
| Sep.2011 | Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister for the Abduction Issue |
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| Oct.2010 | Served as Deputy president of the DPJ & Chair, DPJ caucus |
| Jun.2010 | Served as Deputy president of the DPJ & Chairperson of the public relations committee, DPJ |
| Aug.2009 | Reelected to the House of Representatives |
| Sep.2007 | Served as Chairperson of the Diet Affairs Committee, DPJ |
| Sep.2006 | Served as Chairperson of the finance committee, DPJ |
| Sep.2005 | Reelected to the House of Representatives; Served as Deputy president, DPJ |
| Oct.2004 | Served as Chairperson of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee, House of Representatives |
| Nov.2003 | Reelected to the House of Representatives; Served as Deputy Chairperson of the Diet Affairs Committee, the Democratic Party ofJapan; Served as first vice-secretary general |
| Jun.2000 | Reelected to the House of Representatives; Served as Chairperson of the Diet Affairs Committee, the Liberal Party |
| Oct.1995 | First secretary general of the NFP |
| Dec.1994 | Designated as Minister in charge of agriculture, forestry and fisheries for the New Frontier Party's "Tomorrow Cabinet" |
| Jul.1993 | First elected to the House of Representatives |
| 1990 | Served as Vice-Minister in the Finance Ministry |
| Jul.1989 | Reelected to the House of Councillors |
| 1987 | Served as Vice-Minister of Justice |
| Jun.1983 | First elected to the House of Councillors |
Personal Motto:
Take actions boldly but carefully; Do for others just as for yourself
Hobbies:
Sports (Golf, Baseball, Sumo and Soccer)
Literary Work
"Why do leaders seek advice from Japan's Tokugawa Ieyasu now?
- My father Sohachi Yamaoka and Tokugawa Ieyasu -"
published by Kodansha Ltd.
Family
Wife and three sons