Profile of Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirofumi NAKASONE
Liberal Democratic Party, Member of the House of Councillors,
Gumma prefectural constituency (elected 4 times)
Biography
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| November 1945 | Born in Gumma Prefecture, Japan |
| 1968 | Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University. |
| Asahi Chemical Industry (-1983) | |
| 1983 | Special Assistant to the prime minister and the secretary to the president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
| 1986 | Elected as a member of the House of Councillors for the first time |
| (successively elected 4 times to date) | |
| 1990 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
| 1993 | Chairman, Committee on Commerce and Industry, House of Councillors |
| 1997 | Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Councillors |
| 1998 | Chairman, the LDP' Policy Deliberation Board for the House of Councillors |
| Chairman, Special Committee on Managing Debts of Japan National Railway | |
| Settlement Corporation and Reform of National Forestry Services, House of Councillors | |
| 1999 | Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, and Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency (Obuchi Cabinet) |
| 2000 | Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, and Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency (Mori Cabinet) |
| Special Adviser to the prime minister (educational issues) | |
| 2001 | Chairman, Deliberative Council on Political Ethics, House of Councillors |
| 2002 | President of the Judge Impeachment Court |
| 2004 | Chairman, Committee on Budget, House of Coucillors |
| 2006 | Chairman, Special Committee on Fundamental Law of Education, House of Councillors |
| 2007 | Chairman, Committee on Discipline, House of Councillors |
| Chairman, the LDP' Research Commission on Culture and Tradition | |
| September 2008 | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Major parliamentary associations
Japan-Poland Parliamentary Association of Friendship of the House of Councillors (Chairman), Japan-Lithuania Friendship Diet Members' League (Chairman), Japan-Latvia Friendship Diet Members' League (Chairman), Japan-Arab Parliamentary Friendship Association (Chairman), Japan-Mexico Parliamentarians' Friendship League (Vice-Chairman), The Japan-ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Exchange Group of the House of Councillors (President), Japan-Korea Parliamentarians’ Union (Deputy Chief Executive Director)
Family
Married with one son and one daughter
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