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SHIGETOKU Kazuhiko

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• In-House Group: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
• Elected: Aichi 12th District (single-seat constituency), four times
• Born: December 1970, Aichi
• Education:
• Aichi Prefectural Okazaki High School
• Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, Japan
• Master's degree, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, USA

• Career:
• Ministry of Home Affairs (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) (1994)
• Assigned to Yamagata, Aomori and Hiroshima Prefectures
• Fire and Disaster Management Agency
• First elected to the House of Representatives (HR) as a candidate of Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) (Dec. 2012)
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Budget
• Member, HR Standing Committee on National Security
• Member, HR Standing Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare
• Member, HR Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Deputy Chairperson (Chief), Policy Research Committee, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
• Chairperson, Policy Group of Straight Advice "Chokkan-no-kai"

• Others:
• Worked as a staff member of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency during the Mid Niigata prefecture Earthquake, rescuing a 2-year-old boy at the site of a landslide
• Launched festivals, NGOs, and fathers' associations throughout the country, as well as the "Network of Public Officials Venturing Out into the Community" (Over 2,000 members)
• First to place the word "allergy" in Japanese law