KAWANO Yoshihiro

• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Kyushu Bloc (proportional representation), elected once


• In-House Group: Centrist Reform Alliance
• Born: 1977, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
• Education:
• Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan High School
• Faculty of Economics, Keio University (2002)

• Career:
• Member, House of Councillors (HC) (two terms)


• Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
• Marubeni Corporation (2006)
• - New Technology and Renewable Energy Department
• (involved in domestic and international wind power generation projects)
• Secondment to Marubeni Europower (worked in London) (2012)
• Chair, HR Special Committee on Disasters
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications
• Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2019)
• Member, Komeito Central Secretariat
• Vice Chair, Komeito Kyushu Regional Headquarters
• Vice Chair, Komeito Okinawa Regional Headquarters
• Advisor, Komeito Saga Prefectural Headquarters
• Director, Komeito Task Force on Global Warming
• Director, Komeito Task Force on Comprehensive Energy Strategy
• Vice Chair, Komeito Youth Committee
• Advisor, All Japan Kendo Federation

• Other:
• Kendo Instructor 7th Dan