Akira ISAWA

Date of birth

Place of birth

Education

March 1980 B.A., Law, University of Tokyo

Examination type

October 1980 Passed First-class National Civil Servant Exam (Law)

Employment history

April 1980 Joined the Ministry of Labour（Workers' Administration Division, Labour Standards Bureau)April 1981 Employment Security Division, Hokkaido Labour BureauApril 1982 Operational Guidance Division, Employment Security Bureau, Ministry of LabourApril 1983Employment Measures for the Persons with Disabilities Office, Operational Guidance Division, Employment Security Bureau,Ministry of Labour16 October 1956Miyagi prefecture

August 1984 General Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of LabourJanuary 1986 International Labour OfficeJanuary 1988 General Policy Division, Policy Planning Department, Ministry of LabourOctober 1989 Assistant Director General, Employment Security Division, Department of Commerce and Industry, Mie Prefectural GovernmentJuly 1991 Deputy Director General, Labour Union Division, Labour Policy Bureau, Ministry of LabourMarch 1992 First Secretary, Mission of Japan to the European Union, Ministry of Foreign AffairsMay 1995Officer for the Use of the Elderly's Abilities, Employment Measures for the Elderly Division, Employment Measures for the Elderlyand Persons with Disabilities Department,Employment Security Bureau, Ministry of Labour; and International Labour Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of LabourJune 1996 Head, Technical Staff Management Division, Dispatch Project Department, Japan International Cooperation AgencyOctober 1997 Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to International Organizations in Geneva, Ministry of Foreign AffairsAugust 2000 Cabinet Councillor, Cabinet Secretary (Cabinet Domestic Affairs Conference Room)January 2001 Cabinet Counsellor, Cabinet SecretariatAugust 2002 Assistant Director General, Inspection Division, Labour Standards Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and WelfareAugust 2003 Counsellor for Industrial Relations, Director-General for Policy Planning and Evaluation, Ministry of Health, Labour and WelfareSeptember 2006 Director, Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job SeekersJuly 2011 Director, Statistics and Information Department, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

July 2013 Assistant Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare