Mr. SATO Masahisa'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Mr. SATO Masahisa

  • Liberal Democratic Party
  • Elected 2007, 2013 and 2019, Proportional Representation
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of December 12,2024)
    Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense (Director)
    Special Committee on Political Reform (Director)
    Commission on the Constitution (Director)
    Deliberative Council on Political Ethics (Director)

Born:
 October 23, 1960, Fukushima Prefecture
 
Education:
 1983 National Defense Academy of Japan (27th intake)
 
Career:
 Member of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF)
 1994 Company Commander, Fifth Infantry Regiment
 1996 Commander, 1st Japanese Transportation Unit,
    United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
 2003 Section Chief, Education Section, Education Division,
    Bureau of Training and Education Ground Staff Office
 2004 Commander, 1st Iraq Reconstruction Mission Support Team
    Regimental Commander, Seventh Infantry Regiment
 2006 Chief Instructor, JGSDF Staff College
 2007 first elected to the House of Councillors
 
(Major post in the House of Councillors)
 2016 Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2012 Parliamentary Secretary of Defense
 2017 State Minister for Foreign Affairs

(as of May 11,2023)

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