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Masaharu NAKAGAWA

Minister of State for Disaster Management
Minister of State for the New Public Commons
Minister of State for Gender Equality
Minister for Civil Service Reform

Date of birth:	June 10, 1950 (Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture)
Constituency:	2nd Electoral District, Mie Prefecture (Member of the House of Representatives, elected 5 times)

Education:

1973	Graduated from Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service

Career:

Apr. 2012	Minister of State for Disaster Management Minister of State for New Public Commons Minister of State for Gender Equality Minister for Civil Service Reform (Reshuffled Noda Cabinet)
Apr. 2012	Minister of State for Disaster Management Minister of State for New Public Commons Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate, and Gender Equality Minister for Civil Service Reform (Reshuffled Noda Cabinet)
Feb. 2012 - Apr. 2012	Minister of State for Disaster Management Minister of State for New Public Commons Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate, and Gender Equality (Reshuffled Noda Cabinet)
Jan. 2012 - Feb. 2012	Chair, Research Committee on Administrative Reform, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)
Sep. 2011 - Jan. 2012	Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Noda Cabinet)
Sep. 2010 - Sep. 2011	Chair, Foreign Relations and Security Research Committee, DPJ Senior Director, Committee on Budget, House of Representatives (HR)
Sep. 2009 - Sep. 2010	Senior Vice Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Aug. 2009	Member of the HR (5th)
Sep. 2007 - Sep. 2009	Shadow Cabinet, Minister of Finance, DPJ
Sep. 2005 - Sep. 2006	Senior Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, HR
Sep. 2005	Member of the HR (4th)
Jan. 2004 - Sep. 2005	Chair, Research Commission on the Tax System, DPJ Deputy Chief Secretary, Research Commission on the Constitution; National Security Division, DPJ
Dec. 2003 - Sep. 2005	Secretary-General, DPJ Abduction Issue Strategy Headquarters
Dec. 2003 - Sep. 2005	Chair, North Korean Issue Project Team, DPJ
Nov. 2003	Member of the HR (3rd)
Jun. 2003 - Oct. 2004	Senior Director, Special Committee on Prevention of International Terrorism and Japan's Cooperation and Support, Humanitarian Assistance for Reconstruction in Iraq, HR
Dec. 2002 - May 2004	Chair, Policy Research Committee, DPJ
Jan. 2002 - Jan. 2003	Senior Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR
Sep. 2001 - Feb. 2006	Leader, Mie Prefectural Headquarters, DPJ
Jun. 2000	Member of the HR (2nd)
Oct. 1996	Member of the HR (1st)
1983-1995	Member, Mie Prefectural Assembly (elected 3 times)
1975-1977	The Japan Foundation

Hobbies:

Mountain Climbing, Reading, Watching Movies, Fishing, and Gardening

Favorite foods:

Fruit

Personal motto:

Harmonize with others and never flatter others.

Family:

Mother, Wife, two sons and two daughters