Profile of State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro ITO

Member of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives (4th District, Miyagi Prefecture) (Elected 3 times)

Date	Curriculum Vitae
1953	Born in Japan
1976	Graduated from Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
1978	Received Master of Laws (LL.M,) in Political Science, Graduate School of Law, Keio University
1979	Completed Directing Program, American Film Institute (AFI)
1980	Received Master of Arts, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
1981	Political Secretary to Minister of State for Defense
1995	Assistant Professor (part-time), Graduate School, Tamagawa University
1996	Secretary (in charge of Policy Affairs) to the speaker of the House of Representatives
1999	Assistant Professor, Tohoku Fukushi University
2001	Professor, Tohoku Fukushi University
2001	Elected in by-election as member of the House of Representatives (4th District, Miyagi Prefecture) (hence re-elected twice)
2005	Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
2006	Deputy Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party
2008	State Secretary for Foreign Affairs

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Family: Wife, children and mother