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Nagamine Makoto

Nagamine Makoto

H.E. Nagamine Makoto

Parliamentary Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Japan

Mr. Nagamine Makoto was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Industry and Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet Office in August 2022.

Prior to his current appointment at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Mr. Nagamine served in senior positions in Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

Mr. Nagamine joins METI from Japan’s House of Councillors, where he is a Member representing Miyazaki Prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. He was first elected to the House of Councillors in 2013 and has successfully reelected in 2019. During his time as a Member of the House of Councillors, he has served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance and Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense.

Previously, Mr. Nagamine was active in local politics in Miyazaki Prefecture, serving as Mayor of Miyakonojo City and as a Member of the Miyazaki Prefectural Assembly for three consecutive terms.

Mr. Nagamine is a graduate of Waseda University’s School of Political Science and Economics where he majored in Political Science.

He was born on August 2, 1969, in Miyazaki Prefecture