MUTO Yoji

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Elected: Gifu 3rd District (single-seat constituency), five times
• Born: October 1955, Gifu City, Gifu
• Education:
• Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University

• Career:
• President, Chairman of a building materials wholesaler
• President, Chairman of a sake brewing company
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
• State Minister for Foreign Affairs
• State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Chairperson, Local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters
• Deputy Chairperson, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
• Deputy Director, LDP Interest Group Policy Division
• Director, Standing Committee on Budget, House of Representatives (HR)
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry