TAIRA Masaaki
Minister for Digital Transformation
Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
Minister in charge of the National Civil Service System
Minister in charge of Cybersecurity
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
Profile
Date of Birth: February 21, 1967
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Education
Mar.1989: Graduated from the School of Law at Waseda University
Career
- Nov.1996: 3rd president of a fruit and vegetable middle wholesale company (family business) in the Ota Wholesale Market
- Jan.2003: President, Junior Chamber International Tokyo
- Aug.2005: Elected for the first time in the Tokyo 4th District in the 44th General Election of the House of Representatives (HR) (thereafter elected consecutively for 6 terms)
- Dec.2012: Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (2nd Abe Cabinet)
- Sep.2014: State Minister of Cabinet Office (Regional Revitalization, National Strategic Special Zones, Cool Japan Strategy) (2nd Abe Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Sep.2016: Chair of HR Standing Committee on Environment (192nd Diet)
- Sep.2019: State Minister of Cabinet Office (Disaster Management, Administrative Reform, IT Policy, Space Policy) (4th Abe Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Jan.2024: Chair, HR Special Committee for Investigation of Nuclear Power Issues (213th Diet)
- Oct.2024:
- Minister for Digital Transformation (Ishiba Cabinet)
- Minister in charge of Administrative Reform (Ishiba Cabinet)
- Minister in charge of the National Civil Service System (Ishiba Cabinet)
- Minister in charge of Cybersecurity (Ishiba Cabinet)
- Minister of State for Regulatory Reform (Ishiba Cabinet)