su , ▁Mie , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Next , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁secretary ▁of ▁H aj ime ▁Tam ura , ▁who ▁is ▁his ▁uncle ▁and ▁former ▁a ▁lower ▁house ▁member , ▁serving ▁as ▁labor ▁minister ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁economy , ▁trade ▁and ▁industry ▁minister . ▁ ▁Tam ura ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁taking ▁his ▁uncle ' s ▁seat . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁sixth ▁times ▁as ▁a ▁lower ▁house ▁member , ▁representing ▁the ▁Mie ▁Pref ect ure ▁District ▁ 4 . ▁He ▁became ▁parliament ary ▁secretary ▁for ▁health , ▁labour ▁and ▁w elf are ▁in ▁the ▁Mor i ▁cabinet ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁education , ▁culture , ▁sports , ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Jun ich iro ▁Ko iz umi . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁vice ▁internal ▁affairs ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁cabinet ▁of ▁Shin zo ▁A be ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁head ed ▁the ▁committee ▁of ▁health , ▁labor ▁and ▁w elf are ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁during ▁the ▁prime ▁min istry ▁of ▁T aro ▁A so . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : L iber al ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( J apan ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁( J apan ) ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Mie ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of ▁Japan