KOUICHI TANI
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission; Minister of State for the Cybersecurity Strategy Headquarters and National center of Incident readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity
Date of Birth: January 28, 1952
Place of Birth: Hyogo Prefecture
Member of the House of Representatives (Hyogo 5th district)
Education:
| Mar. 1975 | Graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University |
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Career:
| Aug. 2022 | Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission; Minister in Charge of Building National Resilience; Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy; Minister in Charge of Territorial Issues Minister of State for the Cybersecurity Strategy Headquarters and National center of Incident readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity |
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| Nov. 2021 | Ruling Party’s Chief Director of the Committee on Budget, House of Representatives (HR) |
| Oct. 2021 | Acting Chairperson of the Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
| Jun. 2021 | Representative Chairperson of the National Federation of Inlandwater Fisheries Cooperatives |
| Sept. 2020 | Director of Interest Group Policy Division, Party Organization and Campaign Headquarters, LDP |
| Oct. 2019 | Deputy Chairperson of the General Council, LDP |
| Nov. 2018 | Chair of the Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HR |
| Oct. 2017 | Chair of the Special Committee on Reconstruction after Great East Japan Earthquake, HR |
| Aug. 2016 | Deputy Chairperson of the Policy Research Council, LDP |
| Jun. 2016 | Chairperson of the Federation of Hyogo Prefecture LDP Branches |
| Jan. 2016 | Chair of the Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, HR |
| Oct. 2014 | Special Advisor to the Minister for Reconstruction |
| Dec. 2012 | Senior Vice-Minister for Reconstruction (2nd Abe Cabinet) |
| Sept. 2008 | Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration (Meeting facilitator) |
| Aug. 2008 | Deputy Chairperson of the Diet Affairs Committee, LDP |
| Aug. 2007 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Abe and Fukuda Cabinets) |
| Oct. 2006 | Manager of the Research Commission on the Tax System, LDP |
| Jul. 2005 | Deputy Secretary-General, LDP |
| Nov. 2003 | Elected for the first time to the House of Representatives in the 43rd House of Representatives election (Now serving the 7th consecutive term) |
| Aug. 2003 | Chairperson of the LDP Hyogo Prefecture House of Representatives 5th Electoral Branch |
| Apr. 1975 | Joined the Hyogo Prefectural Government; Ministry of Home Affairs (current Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications); Fire and Disaster Management Agency; Director-General of Prefectural Disaster Prevention Bureau and Director of Prefectural Policies Office |