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January 10, 1963 |
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Born to KONO Yohei & Takeko |
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| March
1981 |
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Graduated
from KEIO Senior High School |
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| December
1985 |
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Graduated
from Georgetown
University,
School of Foreign Service |
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| February
1986 |
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Joined
Fuji
Xerox in Tokyo |
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| February
1991 |
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Joined
Fuji
Xerox Asia Pacific in
Singapore |
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| January
2003 |
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Joined
Nippon
Tanshi in Oiso |
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| October
20, 1996 |
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| June
25, 2000 |
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Re-elected
to the House for the 2nd term |
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| January
8, 2002 |
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Appointed
Parliamentary Secretary for Public
Management, Telecommunications
& Local Government |
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| April
16, 2002 |
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Donated
a part of the liver to father,
KONO Yohei, in a liver transplant
operation |
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| October
2002 |
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Appointed
Director, House Foreign Affairs
Committee Appointed Acting Chairman,
LDP Policy Committee on Foreign
Affairs |
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| November
9, 2003 |
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Re-Elected
to the House for the 3rd term |
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| November
2003 |
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Appointed
Chairman, LDP Policy Committee
on Environment |
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| October
2004 |
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Appointed
Assistant Secretary-General
of LDP
Elected
Chairman of LDP in Kanagawa
Pref. |
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| September 11, 2005 |
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Re-Elected to the House for the 4th term
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| November 2, 2005 |
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Appointed Senior Vice Minister of Justice |
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| October 2006 |
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Appointed Assistant Chairman of the LDP Policy Council Dommittee |
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| House
Committees |
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Foreign Affairs |
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| Party
Positions |
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Chairman,
LDP Kanagawa Prefecture |
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| Activities |
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Past Chairman,
Shonan Bellmare Football Club
Past Chairman, Japan Race Horse Association
President, Kanagawa Track &
Field Association
President, Kanagawa Triathlon
Union |