KOBAYASHI Takayuki

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Elected: Chiba 2nd District (single-seat constituency), four times
• Born: November 1974, Ichikawa, Chiba
• Education:
• Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, Japan
• Master’s degree, Harvard University, USA

• Career:
• Deputy Director, Financial Bureau, Ministry of Finance
• First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in United States of America
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
• Acting Director, Foreign Affairs Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Acting Director, LDP Economy, Trade and Industry Division
• Acting Director, LDP First Cabinet Division
• Director, Standing Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, House of Representatives (HR)
• Director, HR Commission on the Constitution