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Tatsuo KAWABATA
Date of Birth: January 24, 1945
Place of Birth: Shiga, Japan
Education:
| 1970 | Completed Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
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| 1968 | Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University |
Career:
| Jan. 2012 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty Minister for Regional Revitalization (Reshuffled Noda Cabinet) |
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| Sep. 2011 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty Minister for Regional Revitalization (Noda Cabinet) |
| Oct. 2010 | Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Representatives |
| Jun. 2010 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy (Kan Cabinet) |
| Jan. 2010 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy (Hatoyama Cabinet) |
| Sep. 2009 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Hatoyama Cabinet) |
| Jan. 2009 | Chairman of the Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, House of Representatives |
| Sep. 2006 | Vice President of the Democratic Party of Japan |
| Oct. 2005 | Lay Judge for the Judge Impeachment Court |
| Sep. 2005 | Chairman of the Standing Officers Council, Democratic Party of Japan |
| Oct. 2004 | Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Japan |
| Jan. 2001 | Chairman of the Committee on Security, House of Representatives |
| Sep. 2000 | Chairman of the Organization Committee, Democratic Party of Japan |
| Oct. 1999 | Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, Democratic Party of Japan |
| Nov. 1996 | Chairman of the Special Committee on Disaster Prevention, House of Representatives |
| Jul. 1986 | Elected for the first time as Member of the House of Representatives (thereafter elected eight times) |
| Apr. 1970 | Joined Toray Industries, Inc. (conducted Research & Development) |