OHSAKA Seiji

• In-House Group: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
• Elected: Hokkaido 8th District (single-seat constituency), five times
• Born: April 1959, Niseko, Hokkaido
• Education:
• Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University

• Career:
• Niseko Town Government
• Mayor of Niseko Town (1994)
• Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
• Visiting Professor, Ryukoku University
• Advisor, Federation of Japanese Pharmacists
• Advisor, Japanese Society of Hospital Pharmacists
• Pharmacist
• Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist
• Senior Deputy Secretary-General, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
• Vice Chair, Federation of Hokkaido DPJ General Branches
• Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications;
• Minister of State for Special Missions, DPJ Next Cabinet
• Chairperson, Policy Research Committee, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)
• Chairperson, CDP Research Committee on Energy
• Special Assistant to the CDP Leader
• Executive Director, CDP Office for Measures on COVID-19
• Senior Director (opposition parties), Standing Committee on Budget, House of Representatives (HR)
• Member, HR Standing Committee on Judicial Affairs
• Member, HR Special Committee for Investigation of Nuclear Power Issues