FURUKAWA Yoshihisa

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Miyazaki 3rd District (single-seat constituency), elected eight times

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: August 1965, Kushima, Miyazaki
• Education:
• Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo

• Career:
• Official, Ministry of Construction
• Secretary for Policy/Legislative Affairs to NAKAMURA Tokihiro, HR Member
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment
• State Minister of Finance
• Minister of Justice
• Director, Youth Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP General Council
• Acting Chairperson, LDP Election Strategy Headquarters
• Acting Chairperson, LDP Headquarters for Political Reform
• Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on the Judiciary System
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on the Tax System
• Secretary-General, LDP Research Commission for the Promotion of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Highways
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Rules and Administration
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Financial Affairs
• Chair, HR Special Committee on Reconstruction after Great East Japan Earthquake
• Chair, HR Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues