State Minister of the Environment
YAGI Tetsuya
State Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth
- August 10, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Affiliation
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Elected four times, Aichi District 11
Education
- 1972
- Bachelor's Degrees in Science and Engineering, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
Professional Career
- 1974
- Joined the Kojima Industries Corporation
- 1999
- Elected as a member of Toyota City Council (subsequently reelected three times)
- 2006
- Secretary-General, Municipal Assembly Members Division, LDP
- 2008
- Chairman of the Municipal Assembly Members Division, LDP
- 2009
- Chairman, Toyota City Council
- 2011
- Audit Committee Member, Toyota City Council
- 2012
- Elected to the House of Representatives (46th Election)
- 2014
- Elected to the House of Representatives (47th Election)
- 2017
- Elected to the House of Representatives (48th Election)
- 2019
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet)
Member of Committee on Environment, the House of Representatives - 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives (49th Election)
Acting Chief Secretary of Research Commission on Environment and Global Warming Countermeasures, LDP - 2023
- State Minister of the Environment (Second Reshuffled Second Kishida Cabinet)
- 2024
- State Minister of the Environment (ISHIBA Cabinet)
Hobbies
- Pottery Making, Musical Appreciation, Reading
Personal Motto
- The used key is always bright
TAKISAWA Motome
State Minister of the Environment, Japan
- Date of Birth
- October 11, 1958
- Place of Birth
- Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Affiliation
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Councillors
Elected two times, Aomori District
Education
- 1983
- Graduated from Chuo University Faculty of Law, Political Science Department, (BA)
Professional Career
- 1983
- Public Secretary to NAKASONE Yasuhiro, Member of the House of Representatives
- 1998
- Elected to Aomori Prefectural Assembly (5 terms)
- 2013
- Elected for first time to the House of Councillors (23rd General Election)
- 2015
- Acting Director, Environment Division, Liberal Democratic Party
- 2016
- Chief Director, Committee on Environment, the House of Councillors
- 2016
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs (Third Abe Cabinet, Second Reshuffled)
- 2017
- Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with the Environment, Liberal Democratic Party
- 2018
- Acting Director of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Division, Liberal Democratic Party
- 2019
- Elected for second time to the House of Councillors (24th General Election)
- 2019
- Director, Special Committee on Reconstruction after Great East Japan Earthquake, the House of Councillors
- 2020
- Deputy Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party
- 2021
- Director, Environment Division, Liberal Democratic Party
- 2021
- Deputy Chairperson, Research Commission on Environment and Global Warming Countermeasures, Liberal Democratic Party
- 2022
- Chair, Committee on Environment, the House of Councillors
- 2023
- State Minister of the Environment, Japan (Second Kishida Cabinet, Second Reshuffled)
- 2024
- State Minister of the Environment, Japan (ISHIBA Cabinet)
Hobbies
- Music
Personal Motto
- Hardship now, pleasure later