官かん房ぼう審しん議ぎ官かん

noun

secretariat councillor; assistant vice-minister; deputy director-general

A senior official title in Japanese government ministries and agencies, typically ranking just below vice-minister. The exact English equivalent varies by organization.

• 彼かれは今年ことし、官かん房ぼう審しん議ぎ官かんに就しゅう任にんした。

  He was appointed as a secretariat councillor this year.

• 官かん房ぼう審しん議ぎ官かんは省しょう内ないの重じゅう要ような政せい策さく調ちょう整せいを担たん当とうする。

  The assistant vice-minister is responsible for important policy coordination within the ministry.