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Tadamasa KODAIRA
Date of Birth: March 18, 1942
Place of Birth: Iwamisawa city, Hokkaido
Electoral District: House of Representatives; Hokkaido No.10; seventh term
Brief survey of career:
| 1972 | Ran a stock farm in Kurisawa town, Hokkaido |
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| Apr. 1969 | Entered Trading Conglomerate Tomen Corporation |
| Mar. 1964 | Graduated from Faculty of Law of Keio University |
Political Career:
| Oct. 2012 | Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety(3rd Reshuffled Noda Cabinet) |
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| Sep. 2011 | Served as Chairman of the House of Representatives Steering Committee |
| Oct. 2010 | Served as Chairman of the House of Representatives on Foreign Affairs Committee |
| Aug. 2009 | Reelected to the House of Representatives at the 45nd general election (seventh term) |
| Sep. 2005 | Reelected to the House of Representatives at the 44nd general election (sixth term) Served as Chairman of Conference of Representatives of DPJ |
| Nov. 2003 | Reelected to the House of Representatives at the 43th general election (fifth term) Served as Chairman of the House of Representatives on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee |
| Oct. 2002 | Served as Chairman of the House of Representatives on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee |
| Jul. 2000 | Served as Chairman of the House of Representatives on Communication Committee |
| Jun. 2000 | Reelected to the House of Representatives at the 42nd general election (fourth term) |
| 1997 | Served as the first director of Hokkaido Bloc, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) |
| Oct. 1996 | Reelected to the House of Representatives at the 41th general election (third term) |
| Jan. 1996 | Served as parliamentary vice-minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Jul. 1993 | Reelected to the House of Representatives at the 40th general election (second term) |
| Oct. 1992 | Served as Chairman of Hokkaido Trade Union Confederation of Democratic Socialist Party |
| Feb. 1990 | Won a House of Representatives seat at the 39th general election (first term) |
Personal Motto:
Do your best, which will bring you the desired results
Hobbies:
Game of Go, Riding
Family:
Wife, two sons and a daughter