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Minister of State for Decentralization Reform

Yoshitaka SHINDO

Date of Birth: January 20, 1958
Place of Birth: Saitama, Japan

Education:

Mar. 1980 Graduated from the School of Arts and Letters, Meiji University

Professional Career:

Dec. 2012 Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of State for Decentralization Reform
Minister in Charge of Regional Revitalization
Minister in Charge of Regional Government (doshu-sei)
(2nd Abe Cabinet)
Dec. 2012 Elected to the House of Representatives (HR) (5th term)
Jan. 2011 Chairman of the Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, House of Representatives
Aug. 2009 Elected to the HR (4th term)
Sep. 2007 Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
(Fukuda Cabinet)
Aug. 2007 Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
(1st Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled))
Oct. 2006 Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Land Development and Construction, LDP
Nov. 2005 Director, National Defense Division, LDP
Sep. 2005 Elected to the HR (3rd term)
Oct. 2002 Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
(1st Koizumi Cabinet (1st Reshuffled))
May. 2001 Parliamentary Secretary of Internal Affairs and Communications
(1st Koizumi Cabinet)
Jan. 2001 Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Transport and Transportation, Liberal Democratic Party of JAPAN (LDP)
Jun. 2000 Elected to the HR (Second term)
Oct. 1996 Elected for the first time as member of the House of Representatives (HR)
From Apr. 1991
to Apr. 1995
Kawaguchi Municipal Assembly
From Apr. 1980
to Aug. 1990
Joined the Kawaguchi Municipal Office (for 11 years)
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