Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ETOH Taku

Name	ETOH Taku
Date of Birth	July 1, 1960
Place of Birth	Miyazaki Prefecture
Education	Seijo University Faculty of Economics, 1985

CURRICULUM VITAE
October 1987- August 1989	Secretary to Mr. ETOH Takami, Member of the House of Representatives (HR)
August 1989- February 1990	Secretary to the Minister of Transport
July 1993- August 1995	Secretary to Mr. ETOH Takami, Member of the HR
August 1995- November 1995	Secretary to the Director-General (Minister of State) of the Management and Coordination Agency
November 1995- August 2003	Secretary to Mr. ETOH Takami, Member of the HR
November 2003	Elected to the HR (43rd General Election)
September 2005	Elected to the HR (44th General Election)
August 2008- September 2009	Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
September 2009	Elected to the HR (45th General Election)
December 2012	Elected to the HR (46th General Election)
December 2012- September 2014	State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
September 2014- January 2016	Chairperson, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, HR
December 2014	Elected to the HR (47th General Election)
October 2017	Elected to the HR (48th General Election)
November 2017- October 2018	Chairman of the Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues, HR
October 2018- September 2019	Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
September 2019	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries