NIKAI Toshihiro
Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party
Member, House of Representatives (HR)
Constituency: Wakayama Prefecture 3rd electoral district, Elected 12 times
Member, House of Representatives (HR)
Constituency: Wakayama Prefecture 3rd electoral district, Elected 12 times
Born
| February 17, 1939 in Wakayama prefecture |
Education
| 1961 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Chuo University |
Career
| 1961 | Secretary to the late Saburo Endo (former Member of the House of Representatives) |
| 1975 | Member, Wakayama Prefectural Assembly |
| 1983 | Elected as Member of the House of Representatives (thereafter reelected in eleven consecutive elections) |
| 1990 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Transport |
| 1991 | Chief Director, Standing Committee on Rules and Administration,House of Representatives, HR Chairperson, Committee on Environment, LDP |
| 1992 | Director, Transport Division, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| 1998 | Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP |
| 1999 | Minister of Transport and Director-General of Hokkaido Development Agency (second Obuchi Cabinet) |
| 2000 | Minister of Transport and Director-General of Hokkaido Development Agency (Mori Cabinets); |
| 2003 | Chairperson, Special Committee on Tourism, LDP |
| 2004 | Director-General, Election Bureau, LDP |
| 2005 | Chairman, Special Committee on Postal Privatization, HR Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2006 | Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP |
| 2007 | Chairperson, General Council, LDP |
| 2008 | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Fukuda and Aso Cabinets) |
| 2009 | Acting Secretary-General, LDP Director-General, Election Bureau, LDP |
| 2011 | Chairperson, Comprehensive Research Commission on the Establishment of the Disaster Resilient Japan, LDP |
| 2013 | Executive Acting Chairperson, General Council, LDP Chairperson of the Committee on Budget, HR |
| 2014 | Chairperson, General Council, LDP |
| 2016 | Secretary-General, LDP |
