Kosaka Kenji

Kenji Kosaka
The former member of the House of Representatives
Liberal Democratic Party
Nagano-1st District

Current Post in LDP:
Chairman, Federation of Nagano Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party Branchs


Others:
Chairman, All JAPAN Kendo Dojo Federation

Date of Birth:
March 12th, 1946

Education:
Graduated in March 1968 from Keio University, Faculty of Law

Career:
Apr. 1968
Employed by Japan Air Lines (JAL)

----- 1971
Assigned to Los Angeles branch, JAL

----- 1980 Director, Office of Manager for Europe, Africa and Middle East, JAL (in London)

----- 1984 Quitted JAL and returned home from London to enter into politics

Jul. 1986 Secretary to Mr. Zentaro Kosaka, Member of the House of Representatives (hereafter: House)

Oct. 1986 Secretary to Mr. Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister and LDP President

Feb. 1990 Elected to the House for the first time
Member, Standing Committees of Local Administration, and Education, House
Member, Special Committee on Disasters, House

Jul. 1993 Re-elected to the House for the second times
Director, Standing Committee on Local Administration, House

Apr. 1994 Quitted LDP and joined the Japan Renewal Party

Jul. 1994 Director, Standing Committee on Local Administration, House
Director, Standing Committee on Transport, House

Dec. 1994 Partook in founding the New Frontier Party (NFP)

Jan. 1995 Member, Standing Committee on Communication, House
Director, Special Committee on Disasters, House

Jan. 1996 Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, House

Oct. 1996 Re-elected to the House for the third times

Nov. 1996 Member, Standing Committee on Transport, House

Dec. 1996 Director, Standing Committee on Communications, House
Quitted NFP and partook in founding the Taiyo Party

Jan. 1997 Director, Standing Committee on Rules and Administration, House

Jan. 1998 Partook in founding the Minseito as the Taiyo Party disbanded
Director, Standing Committee on Rules and Administration, House

Apr. 1998 Quitted the Minseito to become an independent

Jun. 1998 Rejoined the Liberal Democratic Party

Aug. 1998 Senior Director, Standing Committee on Communications
Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs Division, Policy Research Council, LDP

Oct. 1999 Senior State Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications

Jun. 2000 Re-elected to the House for the fourth times

Jul. 2000 Director, Committee on Communications
Chairman, Telecommunications Council, LDP

Dec. 2000 Senior State Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications

Jan. 2001 Senior Vice-Minister for Public Management, Home Affaires,
Posts and Telecommunications

Jan. 2002 Director, Standing Committee on Rules and Administration, House

Oct. 2002 Chairman of Committee on Financial Affairs, House

Nov. 2003 Re-elected to the House for the fifth times
Senior Director, Standing Committee on Rules and Administration

Oct. 2004 Chief Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP

Sep. 2005 Re-elected to the House for the sixth times

Oct. 2005 Minister of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology

Sep. 2006 Chief Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council, LDP

Jan. 2007 Chairman, Research Commission on Telecommunications, LDP

Aug. 2007 Chief Deputy Chairman, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP

Sep. 2008 Chairman, Standing Committee on Rules and Administration