KOBAYASHI Takayuki
Chairperson, Policy Research Council,
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member, House of Representatives (HR)
Constituency: Chiba 2nd district; Elected 5 times
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member, House of Representatives (HR)
Constituency: Chiba 2nd district; Elected 5 times
Born
| November 29, 1974 |
Education
| 1999 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo |
| 2003 | John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (Master in Public Policy) |
Career
| 1999 | Joined the Ministry of Finance (MOF) |
| 2001 | Examiner, Large Enterprise Examination and Criminal Investigation Department, Sapporo Regional Taxation Bureau, National Tax Agency |
| 2003 | Chief, International Organizations Division, International Bureau, MOF |
| 2005 | Deputy Director, Planning and Administration Division, Financial Bureau, MOF |
| 2007 | Second Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America |
| 2012 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time |
| 2013 | Deputy Director, Youth Division, Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters, LDP Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs Division, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| 2014 | Deputy Director, Treasury and Finance Division, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| 2015 | Acting Director, Foreign Affairs Division, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| 2016 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense |
| 2017 | Acting Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, Policy Research Council, LDP Deputy Director-General, International Bureau, LDP |
| 2018 | Director, Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, HR |
| 2019 | Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy, LDP |
| 2020 | Acting Director, First Cabinet Division, LDP Acting secretary general, Headquarters for the Promotion of a Digital Society, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| 2021 | Minister in Charge of Economic Security Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy |
| 2022 | Deputy Secretary-General, LDP Vice President, Central Institute of Politics, LDP |
| 2023 | Vice-Chairperson, Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters, LDP |
| 2024 | Chairperson, Headquarters for the Promotion of Economic Security, Policy Research Council, LDP Chairperson, Headquarters for Japan-Global South Cooperation, Policy Research Council, LDP |
| 2025 | Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP |
