DD2030 DIGITAL DEMOCRACY SUMMIT 2026
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Hideto Kawasaki

Hideto Kawasaki

Member of the House of Representatives

Joined NTT Docomo in April 2006 and left the company in July 2015. In August of the same year, began working at the support association office as a secretary to his father, Jiro Kawasaki. Assumed the role of Head of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Mie Prefecture No. 2 Constituency Branch in July 2021. Won his first seat in the 49th House of Representatives general election held in October of that year.

Won a second term in the 50th House of Representatives general election in October 2024.

Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in the Second Ishiba Cabinet in November 2024, with responsibility for information and communications, broadcasting, and postal administration.

Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office in the First Takaichi Cabinet in October 2025.

Won a third term in the 51st House of Representatives general election in February 2026.

Reappointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office in the Second Takaichi Cabinet in February 2026.

Sessions
10:30–11:30 Main Hall (North Bldg. 1F) SPEAKERS TBC
Broad Listening in Practice: A View from National Politics

Session times and rooms are subject to change.