OTSUKA Taku

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Elected: Saitama 9th District (single-seat constituency), five times
• Born: 14 June 1973, Minato, Tokyo
• Education:
• Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University, Japan
• Master in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA

• Career:
• Present posts:
• Deputy Chairperson, Research Commission on Security, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on the Judiciary System
• Secretary General, LDP Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy
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• Past posts:
• Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice;
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
• State Minister of Finance
• State Minister of Cabinet Office
• Director, LDP Judicial Affairs Division
• Director, LDP National Defense Division (two terms)
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Diet Affairs Committee
• Director, Standing Committee on National Security, House of Representatives (HR)
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Judicial Affairs
• Director, HR Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law
• Member, HR Standing Committee on Budget
• Member, HR Standing Committee on Financial Affairs
• Member, HR Commission on the Constitution
• Member, Judge Indictment Committee