ETOH Taku

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Miyazaki 2nd District (single-seat constituency), elected eight times

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: 1 July 1960, Kadokawa, Higashi-usuki, Miyazaki
• Education:
• Faculty of Economics, Seijo University

• Career:
• Private Secretary to the Minister of Transport
• Secretary to the Commissioner of Management and Coordination Agency
• Secretary for Policy/Legislative Affairs to HR Member
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
• Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Head, LDP Project Team to Preserve Rice Terraces
• Chairperson, LDP Headquarters for Avian Influenza Virus and Domestic Animal Health Affairs Measures
• Acting Chairperson, LDP Policy Research Council
• Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on Comprehensive Agriculture and Forestry Administration
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Chair, HR Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues
• Chair, HR Special Committee on Disasters