Mr. YAMADA Taro
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Elected 2012 and 2019, Proportional Representation
- Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
（as of April 17,2024)
Committee on Financial Affairs (Director)
Committee on Budget
Special Committee on Consumer Affairs
Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Born:
May 12, 1967, Tokyo
Education:
Keio University, Faculty of Economics
Waseda University, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies,
Ph.D. Program in International Studies (International Relations)
Career:
1993 joined Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
1995 joined Pricewaterhouse Consultant (now IBM Japan, Ltd.)
2000 Vice-President, Parametric Technology Corporation
2001 founded Nextech Co., Ltd., serving as the President and
CEO
2001 Part-time lecturer, University of Tokyo,
Faculty of Engineering
2006 Visiting Associate Professor,
Waseda University Graduate School of Commerce (MBA)
2008 Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology,
Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology
2012 first elected to the House of Councillors
2016 founded New Culture Lab, serving as the President
2019 reelected to the House of Councillors
(Major posts in the Government)
2021 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Agency
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
(as of May 11,2023)