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Minister of State for the Corporation in support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage

Toshimitsu MOTEGI

Date of birth: October 7, 1955
Place of birth: Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture

Educational background:

1983 Completed Master's Degree at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Mar. 1978 Graduated from Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

Political Career:

Dec. 2012 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister of State for the Corporation in support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage
Minister in charge of Nuclear Incident Economic Countermeasures
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
(2nd Abe Cabinet)
Sep. 2011 Chairman, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party
Sep. 2010 Chairman, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party
Aug. 2008 Minister of State for Financial Services
Minister for Administrative Reform
Minister for Civil Service Reform
(Fukuda Cabinet (Reshuffled))
Sep. 2007 Chairman, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare House of Representatives
Sep. 2003 Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister of State for Personal Information Protection
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
(1st Koizumi Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled))
Oct. 2002 Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
(1st Koizumi Cabinet (1st Reshuffled))
Oct. 1999 Vice-Minister for International Trade and Industry
(Obuchi Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled))
Jul. 1993 Elected to the House of Representatives (Tochigi Prefecture 5th district)
(elected 7 times consecutively)
1978-1992 Marubeni Corporation
Political Journalist of the Yomiuri Shimbun
Management Consultant, Mckinsey & Company
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