Masakuni Murakami

government official

Member, House of Councillors, Tokyo, since 1980; parliamentary vice-minister, Defense Agency, Nakasone Cabinet, Tokyo, 1984-1985; chairman standing commission on finance, House of Councillors, Tokyo, 1987-1988; acting chairman national campaign headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party, Tokyo, 1987-1992; deputy chairman diet affairs committee, Liberal Democratic Party, Tokyo, 1988-1991; chairman special commission on military bases, Liberal Democratic Party, Tokyo, 1989-1991; acting chairman national organization committee, Liberal Democratic Party, Tokyo, 1990-1992; chairman diet affairs committee House of Councillors, Liberal Democratic Party, Tokyo, 1991-1992; minister of Labor, Miyazawa Cabinet, Tokyo, 1992-1993; whip standing commission on budget, House of Councillors, Tokyo, 1993-1994; deputy secretary-general, Liberal Democratic Party, Tokyo, 1994-1995; chairman research commission on labor issues, Liberal Democratic Party, Tokyo, since 1995; secretary-general in House of Councillors, Liberal Democratic Party, Tokyo, since 1995.