Shingo Miyake (born November 24, 1961) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the

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Career

He graduated from

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in 1986 from the School of Political Science and Economics. In 1989, he graduated from

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, and finally the Graduate school for Law and Politics in 1995. He worked for

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as a writer. Since 2001, he has worked in the field of international labour standards. He was elected in 2013 and 2019 and serves as a parliamentary vice-Minister for Foreign affairs. In 2017, he was chosen as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, and 2021 as Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. On November 28 2024, he was appointed as .

References

Living people Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Waseda University alumni Columbia University alumni University of Tokyo alumni 1961 births {{Japan-politician-1960s-stub