Biography
Keitaro OHNO, Ph. D.
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan, Kagawa 3rd District
Deputy Chair, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party, LDP
Secretary-General, Economic Security Promotion Headquaters, LDP
Chair, Research Commission on Science, Technlogy and Innovation Strategy, LDP
FMR. State Minister of Cabinet Office, Vice Minister of Defense
URL: https://keitaro-ohno.com/english
TEL: +81-3-3508-7132
FAX: +81-3-3502-5870
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Education
1991 | Graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology (B.S. degree) |
1993 | Earned Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Graduate School of Tokyo Institute of Technology |
2007 | Earned Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in Information Science and Technology |
Professional Carrier
1993 | Joined Fujitsu Limited, Space Development Group |
1999 | Joined Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, Peripheral System Labs. |
2001 | Joined Computer Mechanics Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley as a Visiting Industrial Fellow |
2004 | Appointed as Private Secretary for Political Issue to the Minister of State for Defense |
2005 | First Secretary, the House of Representatives, LDP |
2006-2012 | Legislative Assistant, the House of Representatives, LDP |
2006-2008 | Research Fellow, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo |
2012-present | Member of the House of Representatives of Japan, Kagawa 3rd district |
2016 | Acting Director, Treasury and Finance Division, LDP |
2017 | Parliamentary Vice Minister, Ministry of Defense |
2018 | Acting Director of Foreign Policy Division, Deputy Chief Secretary of Security Research Committee, LDP |
2019 | Deputy Secretary General, LDP |
2020 | Acting Director, National Defense Division, LDP Chief Secretary, Special Committee on Space and Ocean Development, LDP Deputy Secretary, Research Commission on Security, LDP |
2021 | State Minister of Cabinet Office in charge of Economic Security, Disaster Management, Space Policy, Science and Technology Policy, Ocean Policy etc. |
2022 | Deputy Secretary General, LDP |
2023 | Deputy Chair, General Council, LDP Deputy Chair, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP Chief Secretary, Economic Security Promotion Headquaters, LDP |
2024 | Deputy Chair, Policy Research Council, LDP Secretary-General, Economic Security Promotion Headquaters, LDP |
- Member of the House of Representatives of Japan, Kagawa 3rd district
- Deputy Chair, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Secretary-General, Economic Security Promotion Headquaters, LDP
- Acting Chief Secretary, Special Committee on Space and Ocean Development, LDP
- Acting Cheif Secretary, Research Commission on Security, LDP
- Chair, Research Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Project Team on Enhancement of Drug Discovery Capability, LDP
- Head, Subcommission on Finance, Research Commission on SME Policy, LDP
- Member, Committee on Cabinet Affairs, House of Representatives
- Director, Committee on Financial Affairs, House of Representatives
- Member, Special Committee on Political Reform, House of Representatives
- Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League on Quantum Technology
- Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League on Population Decline Measures
- Chief Secretary, Subcommittee on Reservoir Pond, Parliamentary League on Rural Infrastructure Development
- Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League on Japanese Traditional House
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League on Improvement and Promotion of Insurance System
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League on Promotion of Securities Market
- Chief Secretary, Parliamentary League on Promotion of Technical Intern Training Program
- Chief Secretary, Japan-France Parliamentary Friendship League
- Chief Secretary, Japan-Israel Parliamentary Friendship League
- Chief Secretary, Japan-Jordan Parliamentary Friendship League
- Chief Secretary, Japan-Dominican Republic Parliamentary Friendship League
- Chief Secretary, Japan-El Salvador Parliamentary Friendship League
- State Minister, Cabinet Office
- Parliamentary Vice Minister, Ministry of Defense
- Deputy Secretary-General, LDP
- Deputy Chair, General Council, LDP
- Deputy Chair, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
- Chief Director, Special Committee on Political Reform, House of Representatives
- Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Representatives
- Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives
- Director, Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, House of Representatives
- Member, Committee on Security, House of Representatives
- Member, Committee on Financial Affairs, House of Representatives
- Member, Special Committee on North Korean Issues, House of Representatives
- Member, Special Committee on Regional Revitalization, House of Representatives
- Member, Special Committee on National Security, House of Representatives
- Member, Special Committee on the Legislation for Peace and Security of Japan and the International Community
- Member, Special Committee on Anti-Piracy Measures, Prevention of International Terrorism, and Japan’s Cooperation and Support, House of Representatives
- Member, Special Committee on Promotion of Science and Technology, and Innovation, House of Representatives
- Acting Director, National Defense Division, LDP
- Deputy Director, International Division, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Strategic Headquarters on the Creation of a New International Order, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Headquarters on the Economic Growth Strategy, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Headquarters on Covid-19 issues, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Project Team on Enhancement of Drug Discovery Capability, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Project Team on System Designs and Information Services for Covid-19 issues, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Project Team on Contingency Operation for Covid-19 issues, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Project Team on Vaccine Operations and Developments for Covid-19, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Security, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Special Committee on Space and Ocean Development, LDP
- Acting Chief Secretary, Subcommittee on Space Policy Strategy, LDP
- Manager, Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy, LDP
- Secretary-General, Special Mission Committee on Social Business Promotion, LDP
- Manager, Research Commission on Employment Issues, LDP
- Deputy Chairperson, Research Commission on Fishery Policies, LDP
- Manager, Research Commission on the Finance and Banking Systems, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Special Committee on Aviation Policy, LDP
- Deputy Director, Women’s Affairs Division, LDP
- Acting Director, Foreign Affairs Division, LDP
- Acting Director, Treasury and Finance Division, LDP
- Assistant to Chairman, Research Commission on SME, LDP
- Acting Chief Secretary, Subcommittee on Promotion of Local Vitalization, Headquarters for the Action Committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, LDP
- Manager, Administrative Reform Promotion Headquarters, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Subcommittee on Industrial Vitalization, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Subcommittee on Vitalization of Science, Technology and Innovation, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Special Committee on Space and Ocean Development, LDP
- Chief Secretary, Subcommittee on Space Policy Strategy, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary, Special Mission Committee on National Security and Land Legislation, LDP
- Manager, Special Mission Committee on IT Strategy, LDP
- Manager, Special Mission Committee for Promotion of the Cool Japan Strategy, LDP
- Manager, Special Mission Committee on International Health Strategy, LDP
- Vice Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with National Security, LDP
- Deputy Chief Secretary and Project Manager, National Vision Project Headquarters, LDP
- Deputy Director, Information Bureau, LDP
- Member, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
- Member, Election Strategy Committee, LDP
- Deputy Director, Youth Division, LDP
- Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs Division, LDP
- Deputy Director, Agriculture and Forestry Division, LDP
- Deputy Director, National Defense Division, LDP
- Acting Director, Public Speeches Division, LDP
- Advisor, Youth Division, LDP
In 2004, he started his political career. He joined the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan, appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary for political issues to Yoshinori Ohno, the Minister of State for Defense. He was involved in supporting some issues including 1)revision of the National Defense Program Guideline, 2)realignment of U.S. bases in Japan, and 3)extension of activities of Japan’s Self Defense Forces in Iraq. After his 400-day-term, he has been serving as the legislative assistant to him, member of the House of Representatives. From 2006 to 2007, other than the position in the diet, he has been with the Department of Information Physics and Computing of the University of Tokyo, where he earned Ph.D. degree in 2007. In September, 2012, he was elected Chairman of 3rd District Branch of Kagawa Prefecture of LDP and was elected member of the House of Representatives of Japan in December, 2012, at the 46th general election.
He was appointed Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense (the 3rd Reshuffled Cabinet of the 3rd Abe Administration and the 4th Abe Administration), Deputy Secretary-General of the LDP, and State Minister of Cabinet Office in charge of economic security and disaster management etc (the 1st and 2nd Kishida Administration), in 2017, 2019, and 2021, respectively.
His current interests include foreign and international affairs, state security and defense issues, cyber and space policies, science and technology, monetary policy, SME, industrial structure, social business, promotion of IoT/AI/BD as innovation policy, etc.
Office Information
- [Tokyo Office]
#1211, 1st Member’s Office Building, 2-2-1, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8981, Japan.
Tel: +81-3-3508-7132, Fax: +81-3-3502-5870 - [Marugame Office]
1-129-2, Doki-cho Higashi, Marugame-shi, Kagawa, 763-0082, Japan.
Tel: +81-877-21-7711, Fax: +81-877-21-7701 - [Kanonji Office]
1797-2, Motodai-cho, Kanonji-shi, Kagawa, 768-0022, Japan.
Tel: +81-875-23-1231, Fax: +81-875-25-9539
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