Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries YANA Kazuo

Name	YANA Kazuo
Date of Birth	April 22, 1979
Place of Birth	Tokyo
Education	Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University, 2003 Master's degree, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo, 2006

CURRICULUM VITAE
September 2005 - September 2009	Secretary to a Member of the House of Representatives
December 2009- August 2012	Researcher, Japan Economic Research Institute, Inc.
December 2012	First elected to the House of Representatives (46th General Election)
December 2014	Elected to the HR (47th General Election)
August 2017 - October 2018	Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office
October 2017	Elected to the HR (48th General Election)
October 2021	Elected to the HR (49th General Election)
August 2022 - September 2023	State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
October 2023 - January 2024	Chair of the HR Committee on National Security
October 2024	Elected to the HR (50th General Election)
February 2026	Elected to the HR (51st General Election)
September 2026	Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries