NISHIMURA Chinami

• In-House Group: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
• Elected: Niigata 1st District (single-seat constituency), six times
• Born: 13 January 1967, Yonouzu, Yoshida, Nishikambara, Niigata
• Education:
• Master's degree, Graduate School of Law, Niigata University

• Career:
• Member, Niigata Prefectural Assembly (one term)
• Part-time university lecturer
• Secretary-General, Niigata International Volunteer Center (NVC)
• State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
• State Minister for Children and Gender Equality, Next Cabinet, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
• Senior Deputy Chair, DPJ Administration Committee
• Director-General, DPJ International Department
• Vice Chair, DPJ Diet Affairs Committee
• Vice Secretary-General, DPJ
• Chair, Federation of Niigata Prefecture DPJ General Branches
• State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Next Cabinet, Democratic Party (DP)
• Senior Deputy Chair, DP Policy Research Committee
• Chair, DP Organizations Liaison Committee
• Senior Deputy Chairperson, Policy Research Committee, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)
• Director-General, CDP Office for Gender Equality Promotion
• Director, CDP Organizations Liaison Bureau
• Chairperson, CDP Research Committee on Autonomy
• Chairperson, CDP Research Committee on Social Security
• Chairperson, Federation of Niigata Prefecture CDP General Branches
• Secretary-General, CDP (2 Dec. 2021-)
• Chair, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems, House of Representatives (HR)
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Budget
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare
• Director, HR Special Committee on Disasters