(As of March 2025)
ERI Arfiya
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Minami Kanto Bloc (proportional representation), elected twice
- In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
- Born: 1988, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
- Education:
- BS in Foreign Service, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA
- MA in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies, Graduate School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA
- Career:
- Joined the Bank of Japan (2012)
- -International Department
IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings Preparation Group
International Relations Group - -Sendai Branch
- -Financial System and Bank Examination Department
International Division
Examination Planning Division - Joined the United Nations Secretariat in New York, USA (2016)
- Involved in UN reform, diplomacy, and matters related to human rights and security
- -Associate Coordination Officer, Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Management
- -Associate Political Affairs Officer, Asia and the Pacific Division, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations
- -Programme Management/Coordination Officer, Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
- -Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security (2022)
- Elected to the House of Representatives (by-election) for the first time (Chiba 5th Electoral District) (2023)
- Re-elected to the House of Representatives (50th General Election) (2024)
- Other:
- Selected for the TIME 100 Next list of global emerging leaders shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership (2023)
