Wakako Hironaka - Other Activities

Other Activities

Party Affiliation and Position Standing
  • Officer, Democratic Party of Japan
  • Membership, House Committees Chair, Research Committee on Economy, Industry and Employment
  • Member, Committee on Education, Culture, and Science.
  • Membership, International Organizations Vice-Chair, Global Environmental Action (GEA)
  • Vice-Chair, GLOBE Japan (Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment)
  • Co-Chair, Council of Parliamentarians, Micro Credit Summit
  • Member, WCFSD (World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development)
  • Member, Earth Charter Commission
  • Member, Earth Charter International Council
  • Chair, Committee for Promoting the Earth Charter in Japan and the Asia Pacific
  • Member, International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), UNESCO
  • Chair, PGA (Parliamentarians for Global Action) Japan National Committee
  • Member, Governing Council, TERI The Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, India
  • Member, UNEP Sasakawa Prize Jury
Former Roles
  • Sept. 2005 – Sept. 2006: Vice President, Democratic Party of Japan
  • June 1996 - Jan. 1997: Chairperson, House Special Committee on Science and Technology
  • Aug. 1995 - June 1996: Shadow Cabinet Minister of Environment Policy, New Frontier Party Aug.
  • 1993 - Apr. 1994: State Minister, Director General of the Environment Agency
  • Apr. 1993 - Aug. 1993: President, GLOBE Japan (Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment)

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