ABE Keishi

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Kinki Bloc (proportional representation), elected once

• In-House Group: Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party)
• Born: 1986, Miyagi; raised in Okayama
• Education:
• School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
• Master of Science in Foreign Service (global politics and security), Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA

• Career:
• Specialty:
• - International politics
• - Security
• - Crisis management
• - Medicine and public health
• Medical doctor (neurosurgery and home healthcare)
• National Center for Global Health and Medicine
• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
• Involved in:
• - Formulating domestic policies related to vaccines and
• medical fees
• - Diplomacy with international organizations and
• other countries
• - Crisis management for infectious diseases posing a global
• threat
• WHO Headquarters
• Involved in:
• Involved in:
• - Formulating infectious disease crisis management policy
• - Formulating public health crisis management policy for
• weapons of mass destruction
• - Humanitarian crisis response
• McKinsey and Company (Management consulting)
• World Bank (Consultant)