KIHARA Seiji

• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Tokyo 20th District (single-seat constituency), elected seven times


• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: 8 June 1970, Shinjuku, Tokyo
• Education:
• Bachelor of Law, University of Tokyo, Japan
• MSc in Public Administration, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK

• Career:
• Deputy Director, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Finance
• First elected to the House of Representatives (2005)
• Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
• State Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
• Chairperson, Election Strategy Committee, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Acting Secretary-General, LDP
• Special Advisor to the Chairperson, LDP Policy Research Council
• Chief Secretary, LDP Administrative Reform Promotion Headquarters
• Chief Secretary, LDP Research Commission on the Finance and Banking Systems
• Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Public Finance, Finance and Securities, LDP Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Policy Research Council
• Chief Secretary, LDP Policy Research Council
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Cabinet