Mr. HASEGAWA Gaku'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Mr. HASEGAWA Gaku

  • Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents
  • Elected 2010, 2016 and 2022, Hokkaido
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of November 9,2026)
    Committee on Financial Affairs (Director)
    Special Committee on a Bill Concerning the Consumption Tax and Working Individuals' Burden Relief Support Benefit (Director)
    Deliberative Council on Political Ethics

Born:
 February 16, 1971, Aichi Prefecture
 
Education:
 1994 Hokkaido University, Faculty of Economics
 
Career:
 1991 one of a group of five students who inaugurated
    the YOSAKOI Soran Festival Production Committee
 2001 Executive Director, YOSAKOI Soran Festival
    Organization Committee
 2010 first elected to the Senate
 2016 second elected to the Senate
 2022 third elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Senate)
 2017 Chairman, Committee on Financial Affairs
 2022 Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and
    Fisheries
 2023 Chairman, Special Committee on Regional
    Revitalization and Formation of a Digital Society
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2014 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and
    Communications
 2019 State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
 
Note: The Sangiin, which had been known as the House of Councillors, is called the Senate in English as of August 2026.

(as of October 26,2026)

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