ITO Wataru

• In-House Group: Komeito
• Elected: Tokai Bloc (proportional representation), five times
• Born: November 1969, Hakuun, Minami, Nagoya, Aichi
• Education:
• Master's degree, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

• Career:
• Central Japan Railway Company
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
• State Minister of Finance
• Deputy Chair, Komeito Policy Research Council
• Director, Komeito Research Commission on the Tax System
• Member, Komeito Central Secretariat
• Chair, Komeito Chubu Regional Headquarters
• Chair, Komeito Aichi Prefectural Headquarters
• Chair, Komeito Organization Liaison Committee
• Director, Standing Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, House of Representatives (HR)
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration
• Director, HR Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law