(As of April 2026)
FURUKAWA Yasushi
- Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications, House of Representatives
- Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Saga 2nd District (single-seat constituency), elected five times
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- In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
- Born: July 1958, Karatsu, Saga
- Education:
- Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
| Career: | |
| Apr. 1982: | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Sep. 1997: | Secretary to the Minister of Home Affairs |
| Apr. 2003: | Governor, Saga Prefecture (three consecutive terms) |
| Dec. 2014: | First elected to the House of Representatives (now in fifth consecutive term) |
| 2015: | Deputy Chief Secretary, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Research Commission on Persons and Children with Disabilities |
| 2016: | Deputy Chief Secretary, LDP Research Commission on Info-Communications Strategy |
| 2019: | Deputy Director, Women's Affairs Division, LDP Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters |
| 2019: | Chief Secretary, LDP Research Commission on Local Government Administration |
| 2019: | Chief-Secretary, LDP Project Team to Preserve Rice Terrace |
| Sep. 2020: | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications |
| Nov. 2021: | Manager, LDP Research Commission on the Tax System |
| Nov. 2021: | Chairperson, Committee on Organizations Involved with Public Finance, Finance and Securities, Interest Group Policy Division, LDP Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters |
| Nov. 2021: | Deputy Chief Secretary, LDP Special Committee on Nuclear Regulations |
| Aug. 2022: | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Sep. 2023: | Acting Director, LDP Agriculture and Forestry Division |
| Sep. 2023: | Chairperson, Committee on Livestock and Dairy Policy Committee, LDP Agriculture and Forestry Division |
| Nov. 2024: | State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
