Mr. KOBAYASHI Kazuhiro'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Mr. KOBAYASHI Kazuhiro

  • Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents
  • Elected 2022, Niigata Prefecture
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of November 8,2026)
    Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
    Committee on Audit (Director)
    Special Committee on Political Reform
    Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issue and Related Matters (Director)
    Special Committee on a Bill Concerning the Consumption Tax and Working Individuals' Burden Relief Support Benefit (Director)
    Research Committee on National Life and Economy (Director)

Born:
 June 12, 1973, Niigata Prefecture
 
Education:
 1997 The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics
 
Career:
 1997 joined Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
    (now Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.)
 2005 Deputy Head Priest, Asahi Kannon Fudanji Temple
 2007 Member, Niigata Prefectural Assembly (4 terms)
 2022 elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2024 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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