Ms. MATSUKAWA Rui'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Ms. MATSUKAWA Rui

(Real Name: ARAI Rui)

  • Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents
  • Elected 2016 and 2022, Osaka Prefecture
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of November 9,2026)
    Committee on Cabinet (Director)
    Committee on Budget
    Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems as well as Regional Issues
    Commission on the Constitution

Born:
 February 26, 1971, Oita Prefecture
 
Education:
 1993 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
 1997 Georgetown University, Master of Science in Foreign
    Service
 
Career:
 1993 joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
 First Secretary, Delegation of Japan to the Conference on
 Disarmament in Geneva
 Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in Korea
 2011 Deputy Secretary General, Japan-China-Korea
    Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat in Seoul
 2014 Director, Gender Mainstreaming Division,
    Foreign Policy Bureau, MOFA
 2016 first elected to the Senate
 2019-2024 Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
 2022 second elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2020 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
 
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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