Curriculum Vitae

Present Title

Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of State for Decentralization Reform
Minister in Charge of Regional Revitalization
Minister in Charge of Regional Government (doshu-sei)


Mr. Yoshitaka SHINDO
Date of Birth: January 20, 1958
Place of Birth: Saitama, Japan

[Education]
Mar. 1980:
Graduated from the School of Arts and Letters, Meiji University
[Career]
From Apr. 1980
to Aug. 1990
Joined the Kawaguchi Municipal Office (for 11 years)
From Apr. 1991
to Apr. 1995
Kawaguchi Municipal Assembly
Oct. 1996
Elected for the first time as member of the House of Representatives (HR)
Jun. 2000
Elected to the HR (Second term)
Jan. 2001
Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Transport and Transportation, Liberal Democratic Party of JAPAN (LDP)
May 2001
Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Oct. 2002
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Sep. 2005
Elected to the HR (3rd term)
Nov. 2005
Director, National Defense Division, LDP
Oct. 2006
Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Land Development and Construction, LDP
Aug. 2007
State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Abe reshuffled Cabinet)
Sep. 2007
State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Fukuda Cabinet)
Aug. 2009
Elected to the HR (4th term)
Jan. 2011
Chairman of the Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, House of Representatives
Dec. 2012
Elected to the HR (5th term)
Dec. 2012
(Present)