Profile of Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI
Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
Member of the House of Representatives
Hyogo Prefecture, 12th Electoral District (elected three times)
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| October 3, 1954 | Born in Aioi City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| March 1978 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law (Third Department, Political Science), The University of Tokyo |
| March 1979 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law (Second Department, Public Law), The University of Tokyo |
| 1982 | Received master’s degree from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University |
| 1989 | Received doctorate degree from SAIS, Johns Hopkins University |
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| April 1979 | Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) |
| 1980-1982 | Attaché, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America |
| 1982-1984 | Aid Policy Division, Economic Cooperation Bureau, MOFA |
| 1984-1986 | Operations Division, Bureau of Defense Policy, Japan Defense Agency |
| 1986-1987 | Deputy Director, First International Economic Affairs Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, MOFA |
| 1987-1989 | Principal Deputy Director, Security Policy Division, Information Analysis, Research and Planning Bureau, MOFA |
| 1989-1991 | First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in China |
| 1991-1993 | First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Pakistan |
| 1993-1995 | First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom |
| July 1995 | Director, International Science Cooperation Division, MOFA |
| October 1995 | Resigned from office |
| June 2000 | Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives at the 42nd General Election |
| September 2005 | Elected to the House of Representatives at the 44th General Election (2nd term) |
| August 2009 | Elected to the House of Representatives at the 45th General Election (3rd term) |
| June 2010 | Senior Vice Chair, Policy Research Committee, DPJ |
| July 2011 | Senior Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (for National Policy) (Second-Reshuffled Kan Cabinet) |
| September 2011 | Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Noda Cabinet) |
| January 2012 | Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Reshuffled Noda Cabinet) |
- Hobbies
- Tennis, skiing, music
- Publications
- "The Making of an Alliance: Japan’s Alliance Policy 1945-1952"
- Personal motto
- "Kokoro ni kishin wo fukumu" by Masahiro Yasuoka
(I will find happiness even in hardship and always try my best.) - Family
- Wife and two daughters
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