KAIEDA Banri

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Tokyo 1st District (single-seat constituency), elected nine times

• In-House Group: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
• Born: 26 February 1949, Suginami, Tokyo
• Education:
• Faculty of Law, Keio University

• Career:
• Aug. 1972Secretary to NOZUE Chimpei, Member of the House of Councillors
• May 1986Economic analyst
• Jul. 1993Member, House of Representatives (elected for the first time)
• Jul. 1993Regular Manager, Japan New Party
• Dec. 1995President, Citizens Action League
• Sep. 1996Member, Executive Board for Administration, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
• Sep. 1997Director General, DPJ Global Citizens Department
• Oct. 2002Chair, DPJ Policy Research Committee
• Jun. 2010Secretary General, DPJ Headquarters for the Promotion of Political Reform
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Financial Affairs
• Sep. 2010Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy;
• Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy;
• Minister of State for Space Policy
• Jan. 2011Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Additional post since April 2011 as Minister for Nuclear Incident Economic Countermeasures
• Sep. 2011Chair, HR Standing Committee on Financial Affairs
• Oct. 2012Chair, HR Standing Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry
• Dec. 2012President, DPJ
• Oct. 2017Chief Executive Advisor, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)
• Chairperson, CDP Tax System Research Committee
• Oct. 2018Chair, HR Standing Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration
• Sep. 2020Executive Advisor, CDP
• Chairperson, CDP Tax System Research Committee
• Nov. 2021Vice-Speaker, House of Representatives