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Jin MATSUBARA
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Minister for the Abduction Issue
Date of Birth: July 31, 1956
Place of Birth: Tokyo
Electoral District: House of Representatives; Tokyo No. 3; fourth term
Education: Graduated from School of Commerce, Waseda University in March 1981
Political Career
| Jan. 2012: | Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister for the Abduction Issue (Reshuffled Noda Cabinet) |
| Sep. 2011: | Served as Senior Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Noda Cabinet) |
| Jan. 2011: | Served as chairman of the House of Representatives special committee on combat with maritime piracy, prevention of transnational terrorism and our support activities (177th Diet) |
| Oct. 2010: | Served as chairman of the House of Representatives special committee on combat with maritime piracy, prevention of transnational terrorism and our support activities (176th Diet) |
| Oct. 2009: | Served as First chairman of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives |
| Sep. 2009: | Served as Deputy chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, DPJ |
| Aug. 2009: | Reelected to the House of Representatives (fourth term) (45th general election) |
| Sep. 2007: | Served as Deputy Chief of the office for abduction issues, DPJ |
| Sep. 2006: | Served as vice-secretary general, the Democratic Party of Japan |
| Sep. 2005: | Reelected to the House of Representatives (third term) (44th general election) |
| Nov. 2003: | Reelected to the House of Representatives (second term) (43rd general election) |
| Jun. 2000: | First won a House of Representatives seat (42nd general election) |
| Jul. 1993: | Won a seat in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (second term) |
| Jul. 1989: | Won a seat in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (first term) |
| Hobbies: | Reading books, swimming, and listening to music (classical music) |
| Personal Motto: | Dedicate all my strength to overcome each challenge |
| My Respected Person: | Konosuke MATSUSHITA |
| Family: | Wife, two sons and a daughter |
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