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- Profile of the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Isshu Sugawara
State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
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Date of birth: January 7, 1962 Place of birth: Nerima Ward, Tokyo |
Educational background
| Mar. 1987 | Graduated from the Department of Political Science, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University |
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Career
| Apr. 1987 | Joined Nissho Iwai Corporation |
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| May 1991 | Elected for the first time to the Nerima Ward Assembly |
| May 1995 | Elected for the second time to the Nerima Ward Assembly |
| Jul. 1997 | Elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly |
| Nov. 9, 2003 | Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives |
| Dec. 2003 | Director, Headquarters for Party Reform Implementation, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) |
| Sep. 11, 2005 | Elected for the second time to the House of Representatives |
| Nov. 2005 | Deputy Secretary-General, LDP (position held five times until 2011) |
| Dec. 2005 | Director, Special Committee on Children and Youth Affairs in the House of Representatives |
| Sep. 2006 –Sep. 2007 | Parliamentary Secretary of Health, Labour and Welfare (Abe Cabinet) |
| Oct. 2007 | Chief Secretary, Special Committee on Public Safety, LDP |
| Oct. 2008 | Director, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in the House of Representatives |
| Aug. 30, 2009 | Elected for the third time to the House of Representatives |
| Oct. 2009 | Acting Chairman, Federation of Tokyo Metropolitan LDP Branches |
| Director, Public Speeches Division, LDP | |
| Sep. 2010 | Member, Committee on Budget in the House of Representatives |
| Oct. 2011 | Director, Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry in the House of Representatives |
| Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, LDP | |
| General Manager, Nerima Ward District Branch, LDP | |
| Dec. 16, 2012 | Elected for the fourth time to the House of Representatives |
| Dec. 2012 | State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Last updated:2013-01-22
