Minister, State Ministers and Parliamentary Vice-Ministers

Japanese

Minister for Reconstruction

HOSONO Goshi

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Minister for Reconstruction(2nd Takaichi Cabinet[Resuffled])
-Minister of State for Disaster Management
-Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
-Minister in charge of the Preparation of Establishing the Disaster Management Agency
-Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
-Minister in charge of International Disaster Risk Reduction Cooperation

Date of Birth

August 21, 1971

Place of Birth

Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture

Brief personal history
2026 Minister for Reconstruction(2nd Takaichi Cabinet[Resuffled])
-Minister of State for Disaster Management
-Minister in charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima
-Minister in charge of the Preparation of Establishing the Disaster Management Agency
-Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
-Minister in charge of International Disaster Risk Reduction Cooperation
2021 Elected to the House of Representatives as an independent, joined LDP (The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan )in November
2012 Chairperson of the Policy Research Council,DPJ
Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Japan,DPJ
2011 Appointed Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (in charge of Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Tax, and Diet Affairs)
-Apr, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, in Charge of Response and Public Relations for the Nuclear Power Plant Accident
-Jun, Appointed Minister of State for Special Missions(Kan Cabinet[Reshuffled])
-Sep, Minister of State for Special Missions (Nuclear Damage Compensation Facilitation Corporation)(Noda Cabinet[2nd Resuffled]), Minister of the Environment
2010 Acting Secretary General,DPJ
Chairperson of the Corporate Issues Committee,DPJ
2009 Chairman of Organization Committee and Corporate Issues Committee,DPJ
Deputy Secretary-General,DPJ
2007 Chief Deputy Chairperson of the Policy Research Council,DPJ
2005 Director of the Executives Office,DPJ(The Democratic Party of Japan)
2003 Elected to the House of Representatives (Shizuoka 5th District), re-elected consecutively thereafter
2000 Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time(Shizuoka 7th District)
1995 Joined Sanwa Research Institute Corp(currently Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd. )
Mar,1995 Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Kyoto University

State Minister for Reconstruction

NISHIDA Shoji

Photo of State Minister for Reconstruction NISHIDA Shoji

State Minister for Reconstruction
State Minister of Cabinet Office

Date of Birth

May 1, 1969

Place of Birth

Ishikawa Pref.

Brief personal history
Sep,2026 State Minister for Reconstruction (2nd Takaichi Cabinet [Reshuffled])
-State Minister of Cabinet Office
Aug, 2025 Deputy Chair of the LDP Diet Affairs Committee
Oct, 2024 Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP
Feb, 2024 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Aug, 2022 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

NAKANO Hideyuki

Photo of State Minister for Reconstruction NAKANO Hideyuki

State Minister for Reconstruction

Date of Birth

September 6, 1961

Brief personal history
Sep, 2026 State Minister for Reconstruction(2nd Takaichi Cabinet [Reshuffled])
Feb, 2026 Elected to the House of Representatives in the 51th General Election
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (2nd Takaichi Cabinet)
Jul, 2025 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (1st Takaichi Cabinet)
Nov, 2024 Acting Director, Judicial Affairs Division, LDP
Oct, 2024 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice (1st Ishiba Cabinet)
Elected to the House of Representatives in the 50th General Election
Sep, 2023 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice (2nd Kishida Cabinet[2nd Reshuffled])
Aug, 2022 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Ofice (2nd Kishida Cabinet[Reshuffled])
Oct, 2021 Elected to the House of Representatives for the 1st term in the 49th General Election
Sep, 2017 President and Representative Director, Kuradukurihonpo Co., Ltd
Apr, 2011 Elected to Saitama Prefectural Council Member (for 3 terms)
Apr, 1985 Joined TANEYA Co., Ltd
Mar, 1980 Graduated from Meiji University Nakano High School

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction

SAKAMOTO Ryutaro

Photo of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction SAKAMOTO Ryutaro

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (2nd Takaichi Cabinet[Reshuffled])
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction

Date of Birth

March 28, 1980

Place of Birth

Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture

Brief personal history
Sep,2026 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (2nd Takaichi Cabinet[Reshuffled])
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
Feb,2026 elected to the House of Representatives for first time in the 51th General Election
Oct,2024 elected to the House of Representatives for first time (50th General Election, Fukushima's 4th district)
Member of the Steering Committee of the House of Representatives Special Committee on Reconstruction Following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Investigation of Problems Related to Nuclear Power
Deputy Secretary-General, Secretariat of the Liberal Democratic Party Headquarters for Accelerating Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nov,2019 Director of the Youth Division, Liberal Democratic Party Fukushima Prefectural Federation
Nov,2019 Elected to Fukushima prefectural Council Member
Nov,2015 Elected to Iwaki City Council Member
Apr,2005 Secretary to a Member of the House of Representatives
Mar,2005 Graduated Faculty of law, Chuo University
Mar,1998 Graduated from Fukushima Pirfectural Iwaki Senior High School