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Profile of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshiyuki KATO

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Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
Member of the House of Councillors (proportional representation, elected two times)

Biography
Date	Curriculum Vitae
1949	Born in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture
1969	Graduated from Niihama National College of Technology Entered Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
1982	Executive Manager, Communication Systems Branch, Mitsubishi Electric Union
1984	Deputy Director, National Council of Trade Unions in the Private Sector (Zenmin Rokyo)
1989	Director, Labor Policy and Organization Divisions, Japan Trade Union Confederation (Rengo)
2000	President, Mitsubishi Electric Union
July 2004	Elected to the House of Councillors (proportional representation) for the first time Advisor, Japanese Electrical Electronic & Information Union
September 2005	Director-General, Labor Department, DPJ
September 2006	Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Councillors Deputy Chair, Diet Affairs Committee, DPJ Caucus, House of Councillors
August 2007	Director, Committee on General Affairs, House of Councillors
January 2008	Deputy Chair, Organization Committee, DPJ
January 2009	State Secretary for Internal Affairs and Communications in the DPJ Next Cabinet Vice Secretary General, DPJ- Shinryokufukai-People’s New Party-New Party Nippon Caucus, House of Councillors Representative, Ehime Prefectural Chapter, DPJ Senior Director, Committee on Oversight of Administration, House of Councillors
July 2010	Elected to the House of Councillors (proportional representation) for the second term
August 2010	Senior Director, Committee on Education, Culture and Science, House of Councillors
September 2010	Senior Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Councillors
September 2011	Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Noda Cabinet)
January 2012	Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled Noda Cabinet)

Hobbies: Golf, photography