AKAMATSU Ken

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation

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AKAMATSU Ken

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation

  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Tokyo Metropolis

Career

Sep. 1993
Debuted as a manga artist after receiving the Judges’ Special Award at the 50th Weekly Shonen Magazine Newcomer Manga Awards
May 2001
Received the 25th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shonen Category
Jun. 2018
Appointed Managing Director of the Japan Cartoonists Association
Jul. 2022
First elected to the House of Councillors in the 26th regular election
Aug. 2022
Member, Committee on Education, Culture and Science, House of Councillors
Member, Research Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Security, House of Councillors
Member, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs, House of Councillors
Member, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Councillors
Oct. 2022
Deputy Secretary-General, Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy, LDP
Nov. 2022
Deputy Secretary-General, Headquarters for the Promotion of a Digital Society, LDP
Dec. 2022
Deputy Secretary-General, MANGA Parliamentary League
Jan. 2023
Deputy Secretary-General, Project Team on the Evolution and Implementation of AI, Headquarters for the Promotion of a Digital Society, LDP
Feb. 2023
Executive Member, Special Committee on Space and Ocean Development, LDP
Oct. 2023
Executive Member, Research Commission on Culture-Oriented Nation Building, LDP
Nov. 2023
Director, Committee on Education, Culture and Science, House of Councillors
Dec. 2023
Deputy Director, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division, LDP
Secretary-General, Project Team for Supporting Creators and Artists, Research Commission on Culture-Oriented Nation Building, LDP
Jul. 2024
Member, Presidential Election Administration Committee, LDP Headquarters
Nov. 2024
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(Second Ishiba Cabinet)
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
(Second Ishiba Cabinet)
Oct. 2025
Vice Chairperson, Policy Board, LDP Members of the House of Councillors
Deputy Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, LDP
Nov. 2025
Director, Research Committee on Natural Resources and Energy and a Sustainable Society, House of Councillors
Deputy Director, International Bureau, LDP
Sep. 2026
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Transformation
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (The Takaichi Reshuffled Cabinet)