Mr. OGAWA Katsumi'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Mr. OGAWA Katsumi

  • Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents
  • Elected 2016 and 2025, Proportional Representation
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of November 2,2026)
    Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour
    Committee on Oversight of Administration
    Special Committee on Political Reform
    Special Committee on Children, Childrearing and Youth Empowerment (Director)

Born:
 August 31, 1951, Fukuoka Prefecture
 
Education:
 1973 Kyushu College of Rehabilitation, Labor Welfare
    Corporation
 1986 Kumamoto University of Commerce (now Kumamoto
    Gakuen University), BCom
 
Career:
 Registered Physical Therapist
 1992 Chairperson, Kumamoto Physical Therapy Association
 2001 Director, Japanese Physical Therapy Association
 2011 Vice-President, Okinawa Collage of Rehabilitation and
    Welfare
 2016 first elected to the Senate
 2025 second elected to the Senate
 
(Major post in the Senate)
 2020 Chairman, Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour
 2025 Chairman, Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour
 
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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