Yasutoshi Nishimura

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident / Minister for Green Transformation / Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness / Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia / Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation

Biography:
November 2003
Elected Member of the House of Representatives in 43rd General Election (Currently in his 7th terms)

August 2008
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs

October 2009
Deputy Chairperson, LDP Policy Research Council
Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division
Director, Treasury and Finance Division
Chief Secretary, Election Strategy Headquarters

December 2012
State Minister of Cabinet Office

August 2017
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (The 3nd Reshuffled 3rd Abe Cabinet)

November 2017
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (2017-2019) (4th Abe Cabinet)

October 2018
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (2017-2019) (Reshuffled 4th Abe Cabinet)

September 2019
Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization (2019-2021)
Minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (2019-2021)
Minister in charge of Social Security Reform (2019-2021)
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy (The 2nd Reshuffled 4th Abe Cabinet)

September 2020
Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization (2019-2021)
Minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (2019-2021)
Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization (2019-2021)
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
Minister in charge of Measures for Novel Coronavirus Disease (Suga Cabinet)

October 2021
Executive Acting Chairperson, Election Strategy Committee, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Chairperson, LDP Headquarters for Novel Coronavirus Measures,
Policy Research Council Head, Headquarters for the Economic Growth Strategy, Policy Research Council (LDP)

August 2022
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister for Green Transformation
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (2nd Kishida Cabinet (reshuffled))
September 2023
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Minister in charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident
Minister for Green Transformation
Minister in charge of Industrial Competitiveness
Minister for Economic Cooperation with Russia
Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
(The Second Kishida Cabinet (the Second Reshuffle))