MAKISHIMA Karen

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Kanagawa 17th District (single-seat constituency), elected five times

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: November 1976, Kanagawa
• Education:
• College of Liberal Arts (social science), International Christian University, Japan
• Master's degree, Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University, USA
• PhD, Division of Public Administration, Graduate School, International Christian University, Japan

• Career:
• Director, Youth Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (in charge of Regional Revitalization, Financial Services and Disaster Management)
• Minister for Digital Transformation
• Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
• Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
• Chairperson, LDP Kanagawa Prefecture House of Representatives 17th Electoral District Branch