Ministers

November 2, 2015

Miki YAMADA

Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Tokyo 1st Electoral District (elected twice)

Date Curriculum Vitae
March 15, 1974 Born in Shinagawa, Tokyo
March 1996 Graduated from the Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo
April 1996 Joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (current Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
May 2002 Earned a degree of Master of Business Administration from Columbia University
July 2002 Worked for the Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary
January 2005 Joined the Boston Consulting Group
July 2007 Joined Hermès Japon Co., Ltd.
December 2012 Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (46th General Election)
December 2014 Elected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election, second term)
January 2015 Director of the Committee on Financial Affairs of the House of Representatives
October 2015 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Reshuffled Cabinet)

Hobbies
Travel, shopping at department stores, festivals, movies and music

Favorite phrase
No Fantasy, No Life.

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