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Hitoshi Sumisawa

Hitoshi Sumisawa

Special Advisor

Tokyo Office

Hitoshi Sumisawa

Hitoshi Sumisawa

Special Advisor

Tokyo Office

People
Hitoshi Sumisawa

Hitoshi Sumisawa began his illustrious career in public service after graduating from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo in 1988, followed by his entry into the Ministry of Finance in the same year. He served as Director-General of the Okazaki Tax Office, Secretary to the Minister of Finance, Director-General of the Main Accounting Bureau, Director-General and Deputy Director-General of the Main Taxation Bureau, etc., before being appointed Director-General of the Main Taxation Bureau in 2020; Commissioner of the National Tax Agency from 2023; and now Special Advisor to the law firm Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu from 2024.

Languages

Japanese, English

Qualifications

Not registered as a bengoshi in Japan

Languages

Japanese, English

Qualifications

Not registered as a bengoshi in Japan

1988
The University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Economics)
1988 - 2023
Ministry of Finance, Japan
1995 - 1996
Superintendent, Okazaki Tax Office, Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau, National Tax Agency
1996 - 1997
Deputy Director, Investigation Division, Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance
1997 - 1998
Deputy Director, General Affairs Division, Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance
1998 - 2000
Deputy Director, Second Division of Taxation, Main Taxation Bureau and Planning and Coordination Office (1999 - 2000), Ministry of Finance; Director
2000 - 2001
Deputy Director, Banking Division II, Supervisory Department, Financial Services Agency
2001 - 2002
Deputy Director, General Affairs Division, Supervisory Bureau, Financial Services Agency
2002 - 2003
Director, Tax System Division 1, Main Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance
2003 - 2005
Director, Tax Planning Office, General Affairs Division, Main Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance
2005 - 2007
Secretary to the Minister of Finance
2007 - 2008
Director, Planning and Coordination Office, Documentation Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Finance
2008
Cabinet Counsellor (Cabinet General Counsellor's Office), Cabinet Secretariat;
General Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
General Affairs Department, Social Insurance Agency
2008 - 2009
Administrative Officer, Administrative Management Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in charge of Capacity Management and Independent Administrative Institutions)
2010- 2011
Principal Accounting Officer, Ministry of Finance, in charge of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of the Environment
2011 - 2013
Director, Taxation Division II, Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance
2013 - 2014
Director, Research Division, Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance
2014 - 2016
Director, Taxation Division I, Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance
2016 - 2017
Director, General Affairs Division, Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance
2017 - 2018
Cabinet Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat (Assistant to the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary)
Deputy Director, Office of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Export Enhancement, Cabinet Secretariat
Undersecretary of the Cabinet Secretariat's $100 Million General Promotion Unit
Deputy Director, Office for the Realizsation of Workplace Reform, Cabinet Secretariat,
Deputy Director, 100 Years of Life Project Promotion Office, Cabinet Secretariat
2018 - 2020
Deputy Director-General, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Finance (in charge of the Main Taxation Bureau)
2020 - 2023
Commissioner of the Main Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance
2023 - 2024
Commissioner, National Tax Agency
2024 - present
Special Advisor, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
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