ERI Arfiya

• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs


• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Chiba 5th District (single-seat constituency), elected three times


• 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)
• Appointed Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Second Ishiba Cabinet (2024)
• Re-appointed Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs in the First Takaichi Cabinet (2025)
• Re-appointed Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Second Takaichi Cabinet (2026)

• Other:
• Selected for the TIME 100 Next list of global emerging leaders shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership (2023)