Profile of Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Itsunori ONODERA
Member of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives (6th District, Miyagi Prefecture) (elected 3 times)
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| 5 May 1960 | Born in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture |
| March 1983 | Graduated from Tokyo University of Fisheries (Department of Marine Environmental Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries) |
| April 1983 | Joined Miyagi Prefectural Government |
| April 1990 | Entered the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (11th graduating class) |
| March 1993 | Completed study at Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo |
| April 1994 | Special Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Guest Professor, Tohoku Fukushi University (until January 1998) |
| December 1997 | Elected as member of the House of Representatives (Miyagi 6th District by-election) |
| October 1999 | Deputy Director, Fisheries Division, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| September 2000 | Visiting Research Fellow, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
| April 2001 | President, Masuko Gakuen |
| October 2002 | Associate Professor, Tohoku Fukushi University |
| November 2003 | Returned as member of the House of Representatives at the 43rd House of Representatives Election (2nd term) |
| Director, Special Committee on Prevention of International Terrorism and Japan's Cooperation and Support; Humanitarian Assistance for Reconstruction in Iraq, House of Representatives | |
| Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives | |
| Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs Division, Policy Research Council, LDP | |
| September 2004 | Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| September 2005 | Returned as member of the House of Representatives at the 44th House of Representatives Election (3rd term) |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs (reappointed) | |
| November 2005 | Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives |
| Acting Chairman, LDP Foreign Affairs Division | |
| October 2006 | Deputy Chairman of LDP Diet Affairs Committee |
| August 2007 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Family
Wife, 2 sons
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