Ministers

Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Jin MATSUBARA

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)