Mr. SATO Kei'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Mr. SATO Kei

  • Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents
  • Elected 2016 and 2022, Nara Prefecture
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    (as of June 6,2026)
    Committee on Cabinet

Profile
 Date of Birth: April 7, 1979
 Place of Birth: Nara Prefecture, Japan
 Member of the House of Councillors (Senate), Japan

Career History
*March 2003
 Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo
*April 2003
 Joined the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
*August 2010
 Completed the Master of Public Management (MPM),
 Heinz College of Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
*June 2011
 Completed the Master of Laws (LL.M.),
 University of Southern California Gould School of Law
*September 2014
 Private Secretary to the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
*November 2015
 Resigned from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
*July 2016
 Elected for the first time to the House of Councillors
 (Nara Prefecture Constituency)
*October 2018
 Director, Committee on Economy and Industry,
 House of Councillors
 / Deputy Director, Diet Affairs Committee (Economy and Industry),
 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
*September 2019
 Director, Committee on Rules and Administration,
 House of Councillors
 / Deputy Director, Diet Affairs Committee (Rules and
 Administration), LDP
*September 2020
 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
 / Concurrently Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office
 / Concurrently Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
 (Suga Cabinet)
*November 2021
 Deputy Director, LDP Youth Division
*July 2022
 Re-elected to the House of Councillors
 (Nara Prefecture Constituency)
*November 2022
 Director, Committee on General Affairs, House of Councillors
 / Chief Director, Research Committee on Natural Resources,
 Energy and Sustainable Society
 / Deputy Director, Diet Affairs Committee (General Affairs), LDP
 / Executive Member, LDP Tax System Research Commission
*September 2023
 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance
 (Second Kishida Cabinet, Second Reshuffle)
*January 2024
 Director, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
 House of Councillors
 / Deputy Director, Diet Affairs Committee
 (Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), LDP
*November 2024
 Director, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
 House of Councillors
 / Deputy Director, Diet Affairs Committee
 (Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Economy and Industry), LDP
 / Director-General, LDP Committee on Public Safety,
 Counterterrorism, and Cybercrime Measures
*October 2025
 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary (Takaichi Cabinet)

(as of May 26,2026)

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