PREVIOUS POLITICAL POSITIONS of KOBAYASHI YUTAKA
With his promotion to Parliamentary Secretary of Economy, Trade and Industry in Prime Minister Koizumi's Third Cabinet, Councillor Kobayashi has “retired” (in some ways) from his previous committee memberships and intra-party responsibilities. However, Councillor Kobayashi remains very interested and engaged in the issues those memberships and responsibilities represented. We include them here as a reference tool for academics, researchers, students of Japanese politics, and journalists who may like to know the Councillor's areas of expertise.
Diet Committee Memberships
| Standing Committee: | Economy and Industry (Director) |
| Special Committee: | North Korean Abduction Issue and Related Matters (Director) |
| Research Committee: | International Affairs |
Responsibilities Within the Liberal Democratic Party
Deputy Secretary-General, the LDP in the House of Councillors
Party Organization Headquarters
| Vice-Chair, Committee on Organizations Involved with Commerce, Industry and Medium and Small Enterprises |
| Vice-Chair, Committee on Organizations Involved with Information and Communications |
| Deputy Director, Youth Division |
Deputy Director, Multimedia Division, Public Relations Headquarters
Manager, Administrative Reform Promotion Headquarters
Manager, Committee on Party's New Principles and Platform
Manager, Party Reform Action Headquarters
Member, Economic Sanctions against North Korea Simulation Team
Policy Research Council
| Deputy Director, National Defense Division |
| Member, Economy and Industry Division |
| Manager, Research Commission to Establish a Nation of Innovative Science and Technology |
| Member, Research Commission on Oil, Resources and Energy |
| Deputy Chair, Special Committee on Earthquakes |
| Deputy Chair, Special Committee on Military Bases |
| Member, Special Committee on Public Safety |
| Member, Select Commission on the e-Japan Priority Policy Program |