MAKIHARA Hideki

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Elected: Kita Kanto Bloc (proportional representation), five times
• Born: June 1971, Shinjuku, Tokyo, currently resides in Saitama City, Saitama
• Education:
• Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, Japan
• Georgetown University Law Center, USA

• Career:
• Lawyer (Attorney)
• New York State Bar
• Multilateral Trade System Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2003)
• First elected to the House of Representatives (HR) for Saitama 5th district (a single-seat constituency) (Sep. 2005)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment (Abe Cabinet) (Sep. 2013)
• State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
• State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Deputy Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Director, LDP Youth Division
• Director, LDP Environment Division
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Cabinet
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Rules and Administration
• Director, LDP Health, Labour and Welfare Division (Nov. 2021)