Science Council of Japan Three years ago, the official residence asked for an explanation of the candidate selection status October 7, 4:38
Regarding the personnel affairs of the "Science Council of Japan", the Science Council was asked by the Prime Minister's Office to explain the selection status before deciding on candidates to become new members in 2017, three years ago. However, I learned from interviews with several former executives of the meeting.
The Science Council of Japan consists of 210 members, and the term of office is six years, with half changing every three years.
According to several former academic council executives, the Prime Minister's Office asked for an explanation of the selection status before deciding on new candidates for membership in the fall of 2017, three years ago.
On the other hand, the Science Council side added a few to the 105 candidates who were likely to be recommended by Professor Emeritus Takashi Onishi of the University of Tokyo, who was the chairman at the time, and named more than 110 people, which exceeds the capacity. By showing it to the official residence, the official residence asked questions and opinions about the candidates.
In the end, the academic council recommended 105 candidates that the academic council wanted, and all were appointed.
One of the former executives of the Science Council said, "In the process of selecting members of the Science Council, which requires independence, contact with the official residence, which is the appointed person, may lead to personnel interference, and I opposed it from the beginning. Was. "
Professor Emeritus Onishi, who was the chairman, said, "There is an opinion that it is not appropriate to explain to the official residence side in the selection process, but that does not change the candidates to be recommended. The Science Council is a government agency and appointee. I think it was necessary to explain to him. "