YAMASHITA Takashi

• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Elected: Okayama 2nd District (single-seat constituency), four times
• Born: September 1965, Takamatsu, Kagawa
• Education:
• Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, Japan
• Columbia Law School, Columbia University, USA

• Career:
• Minister of Justice
• Lawyer (Attorney)
• Public prosecutor
• First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in USA
• Senior Attorney for International Affairs, Ministry of Justice
• Lecturer, Keio University
• Chief Secretary, Headquarters for Implementing the Reform of Party, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Chief Secretary, LDP Headquarters for the Realization of Revision of the Constitution
• Advisor, Headquarters for the Promotion of a Digital Society, LDP Policy Research Council
• Deputy Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on the Judiciary System
• Chief Secretary, LDP Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy
• Member, Commission on the Constitution, House of Representatives (HR)
• Member, HR Standing Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry