Mr. GOTO Hitoshi'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FACE

Mr. GOTO Hitoshi

  • Democratic Party For the People and The Shin-Ryokufukai
  • Elected 2025, Yamanashi Prefecture
  • Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
    （as of November 9,2026)
    Committee on Land and Transport
    Committee on Rules and Administration (Director)
    Special Committee on Political Reform (Director)
    Commission on the Constitution

Born:
 July 22, 1957, Yamanashi Prefecture
 
Education:
 1980 Tohoku University, Faculty of Economics
 
Career:
 1980 joined Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
 1987 seconded to Japan International Cooperation Agency
    (JICA)
 1989 seconded to Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
    New York Center
 2000 Member, House of Representatives (4 terms)
 2015 Governor, Yamanashi Prefecture
 2025 elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2009 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture,
    Sports, Science and Technology
 2011 State 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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