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 October 21,2026)
    Committee on General Affairs
    Committee on Rules and Administration
    Special Committee on Disasters Management and Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake
    Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issue and Related Matters

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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