Yutaka KOBAYASHI
Date of Birth: April 21, 1964 |
CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Diet Committee Memberships
Director, Standing Committee on Economy, Trade & Industry
Member, Committee on Government Oversight
Member, Research Commission on International Problems
Responsibilities Within the Liberal Democratic Party
Vice Deputy Chairman, Liberal Democratic Party Policymaking Advisory Board in
the House of Councillors
Special Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division (Resources and Energy
Coordinator)
North Korean Abduction Issue Special Task Force: Secretary-General, International
Cooperation Promotion Team
Election System Research Commission: Chairman of the Working Team on Election
Campaign Utilizing the Internet
Standing Advisor, Federation of Kanagawa Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party
Branches
EDUCATION
| 1984-1989 | B.A. in Political Science, Waseda University Studied at Georgetown University (Summer 1988- Spring 1989) Member of Waseda University Speech Club (Yubenkai) |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2006 | Standing Committee: Economy, Trade & Industry (Director) Vice Deputy Chairman, LDP Policymaking Advisory Board in the House of Councillors Special Director, LDP's Economy, Trade & Industry Division (Resources & Energy Coordinator) LDP's North Korean Abduction Issue Special Task Force: Secretary-General, International Cooperation Promotion Team |
| 2005-2006 | Cabinet Position (3rd Koizumi Cabinet): Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry |
| 2004-2005 | Standing Committee: Economy, Trade & Industry (Director) Special Committee: North Korean Abduction Issue and Related Matters (Director) |
| 2003-2005 | Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP in the House of Councillor's Director, House of Councillor's Budget Committee |
| 09/2003-present | Visiting Professor at Dongseo University, Korea |
| 07/2001-present | Member of House of Councillors |
| 2001 | First Publicly Recruited Candidate, Kanagawa Prefecture Liberal Democratic Party |
| 2000-2001 | Special Advisor to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori |
| 1999-2001 | Founder and President of C-Biz, Inc., an Internet portal targeting small- and medium-sized companies with an exclusive contract from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| 1995-1999 | Founder and President of H&R, Inc., a financial and pension-related consulting
company (Specialist on Japanese version of 401K) |
| 1994-1995 | Manager, family office supply business |
| 1992-1993 | Visiting Scholar in International Affairs, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University (Researched US policy toward Northeast Asia) |
| 1991-1992 | Consultant, Shearman & Sterling, Washington D.C. (In charge of Japan-US Commerce Relations) |
| 1989-1991 | Researcher, Matsushita Institute of Government and Management |
PUBLICATIONS
Gurobaru toppu wo mezashite
(Striving to be the World’s Number One), Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Publishing Co., June 2007
Kokka no seimeisen: senryakuteki shigen - enerugii
gaikou no kakuritsu ni mukete
(Lifeline of the Nation: Towards the Establishment of
Strategic Resources and Energy Diplomacy), PHP Research Institute
Nihon no Gijyutsu Senryaku (Japan's Technology Strategy),
Sogo Gyosei Publishing Company
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