NISHIZONO Katsuhide

• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Tokai Bloc (proportional representation), elected twice


• In-House Group: Centrist Reform Alliance
• Born: February 1968, Funabashi, Chiba
• Education:
• Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
• Master's degree, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

• Career:
• Professional engineer (civil engineering)
• Marine and port structure maintenance engineer
• General, Ports and Harbors Bureau, Shizuoka Prefecture
• Head of Planning, Coordination and Disaster Prevention Division, Administrative Coordination and Disaster Prevention Department, National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
• Senior Officer for Technical Standard Examination, Ports and Harbours Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• Executive Technical Advisor to the Director General, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
• Chief Research Officer, Coastal Development Institute of Technology
• Director, Port and Harbour Planning Division, Port and Airport Department, Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau
• Research Coordinator for Coastal and Marine Disaster Prevention, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management
• Counselor, Reconstruction Agency
• Vice Director, Komeito Liaison Bureau