Takuo Komori
Takuo Komori | |
|---|---|
小森 卓郎 | |
 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Hase |
| Constituency | Ishikawa 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1970 |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Relatives | Shigeo Kitamura (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo Princeton University |
| Website | Takuo Komori website |
Takuo Komori (小森 卓郎, Komori Takuo; born 21 May 1970) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.[1]
Early years
He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.[2]
After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance (then the Ministry of Treasury) in 1993.[2]
In 1997, he completed his graduate studies at Princeton University. During his time there, he was taught macroeconomics by Ben Bernanke, who would later become the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.[2]
For three years, from 2002 to 2005, he served as an economist at the IMF, where he was in charge of the Japanese economy.[2]
Between 2009 and 2011, he served as a secretary to Koji Matsui and Tetsuro Fukuyama, then-Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries.[2]
In July 2011, he was seconded to Ishikawa Prefecture, where he served as Director-General of the Planning and Promotion Department and the General Affairs Department. During this tenure, he was involved in the preparations for the Hokuriku Shinkansen Kanazawa extension and the establishment of the IR Ishikawa Railway.[2]
He returned to the Ministry of Finance in July 2014. In September of the same year, he married the eldest daughter of Shigeo Kitamura, member of the House of Representatives.
Political career
In 2017, his father-in-law, Kitamura, announced his retirement. While Komori's name was briefly floated as a potential successor for the Ishikawa 3rd district, the candidacy was ultimately awarded to Shoji Nishida, a member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly.[3]
In September 2021, Komori was elected to LDP's Ishikawa 1st candidate as incumbent Hiroshi Hase's successor after Hase announced he did not run to get ready for the gubernatorial election.[4]
In the 2021 general election, Komori gained Ishikawa 1st's seat.[5]
In 2023, Komori was appointed to Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in Second Kishida second reshuffled cabinet.[6]
In January 2024, Komori resigned Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications because Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai which he belonged to was involved in the slush fund scandal.[7]
In the 2024 general election, Komori was re-elected.[8]
In 2025, Komori was appointed to Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office in First Takaichi cabinet.[9]
In the 2026 general election, Komori was re-elected.[10] After the election, he was re-appointed to Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office in Second Takaichi cabinet.[11]
References
- ↑ "Takuo Komori". LDP (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "国会議員情報：小森卓郎". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "石川３区自民候補決定に至らず". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 23 September 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "自民が石川１区に小森氏擁立 金融庁総合政策課長". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 7 September 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "衆院選 石川 開票速報". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "The second KISHIDA Cabinet The second reshuffled Cabinet List of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers". PM office of Japan. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "安倍派の政務官２人辞意表明、後任に西田昭二氏と尾崎正直氏". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "石川1区 衆議院選挙". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 27 October 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "The TAKAICHI Cabinet List of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers". PM office of Japan. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "石川1区 小選挙区【衆議院選挙】開票速報・結果". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 February 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers". PM office of Japan. Retrieved 5 April 2026.