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)