MAKI Yoshio

• In-House Group: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
• Elected: Tokai Bloc (proportional representation), seven times
• Born: January 1958, Nagoya, Aichi
• Education:
• Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Sophia University (coursework toward a bachelor's degree)

• Career:
• Official Secretary to a Member of the House of Representatives (HR)
• Staff member, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Headquarters
• State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
• Deputy Secretary-General, DPJ
• Deputy Chairperson, DPJ Diet Affairs Committee
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Environment
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Rules and Administration
• Director, HR Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
• Senior Director, HR Standing Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Environment
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare