ITO Yoshitaka

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Hokkaido Bloc (proportional representation), elected six times

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: November 1948, Asahikawa, Hokkaido
• Education:
• Faculty of Education, Hokkaido University of Education

• Career:
• Member, Kushiro City Assembly (three terms)
• Member, Hokkaido Legislative Assembly (two terms)
• Mayor, Kushiro City (two terms)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance
• State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Chairperson, Federation of Hokkaido Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Branches
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP General Council
• Deputy Secretary-General, LDP (two terms)
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Diet Affairs Committee
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Rules and Administration
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Senior Director, HR Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Director, LDP Fisheries Division
• State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (two terms)
• Chair, HR Special Committee for Regional Revitalization
• Chairperson, Livestock and Dairy Policy Committee, LDP Agriculture and Forestry Division
• Chairperson, LDP Special Committee on Hokkaido Comprehensive Development (Chairperson, LDP Headquarters on the Promotion of Hokkaido Zero Carbon)
• Chairperson, Federation of Hokkaido LDP Branches (fifth term)
• Member, HR Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Member, HR Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Diet Affairs Committee
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Rules and Administration
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Director, HR Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems
• Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
• Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
• Minister of State for Regional Revitalization
• Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies
• Minister in charge of the Creation of New Regional Economies and Living Environments
• Minister for the World Expo 2025