| Date of Birth: |
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Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture on October 10, 1946 |
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| Education: |
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| 1970.3 |
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Graduated from the Faculty of Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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| Career: |
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| 1970.4 |
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Odajima Patent Attorney Office |
| 1971.12 |
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Passed the Patent Attorney Examination |
| 1974.4 |
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Established KAN Patent Attorney Office |
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| Political Career: |
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| 1977.5 |
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President, United Social Citizen's Party |
| 1978.3 |
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Vice-President, United Social Democratic Party (USDP) |
| 1980.6 |
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Elected as Member of the House of Representatives of National Diet (first time) from Tokyo 7 Constituency |
| 1982.1 |
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Vice-Chairperson of Political Committee, New Liberal Club and USDP |
| 1985.2 |
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Deputy General Secretary, and concurrently Chairperson, Policy Committee, USDP |
| 1993.8 |
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Chairperson of Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House of Representatives |
| 1994.1 |
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Joined the New Party Sakigake (NPS) |
| 1994.3 |
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Member of Standing Committee(NPS) |
| 1994.4 |
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Chairperson of Policy and Research Committee, NPS |
| 1995.1 |
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Member of Standing Committee on Discipline, the House of Representatives |
| 1996.1 |
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Minister for Health and Welfare (to Oct.1996) |
| 1996.9 |
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Formed the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), Elected Co-Leader of DPJ |
| 1997.9 |
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Elected Leader of DPJ |
| 1997.1 |
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Reelected Leader of DPJ |
| 1998.4 |
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Elected President of the “new”Democratic Party of Japan |
| 1999.10 |
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Chair, Policy Research Committee |
| 2000.9 |
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DPJ Secretary-General |
| 2002.12 |
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DPJ President |
| 2004.9 |
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Next Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (until 2005.9) |
| 2006.4 |
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Acting President of DPJ |
| 2009.9 |
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Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy,Science and Technology Policy |
| 2010.1 |
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Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy |
| 2010.6 |
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President of DPJ
Prime Minister of Japan |
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| Family: |
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Married with two children |
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