Ministers
Profile of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takashi UTO
December 25, 2014
Takashi UTO
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Councillors
Proportional representation (elected once)
Biography
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| November 12, 1974 | Born in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture |
| March 1987 | Graduated from Harara Elementary School |
| March 1990 | Graduated from Josei Junior High School |
| March 1993 | Graduated from Tsurumaru Senior High School |
| March 1998 | Graduated from National Defense Academy of Japan (42nd term) (Department of Aerospace Engineering, School of Science and Engineering) |
| April 1998 | Joined Japan Air Self-Defense Force Worked at Misawa Air Base, Wakkanai Vice-Camp, and Kasuga Air Base |
| March 2007 | Resigned from Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| July 2010 | Elected to the House of Councillors for the first time (22nd Election) |
| September 2014 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Abe reshuffled Cabinet) |
| December 2014 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet) |
Hobbies: Movies, Reading, visiting Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples (travel), Theater
Favorite motto: “Revere heaven, love people.”