Minoru Kihara
Minister of Defense Japan
Date of Birth:August 12, 1969
Domicile:Kumamoto Prefecture
Member of the House of Representatives,:1st Electoral District, Kumamoto Prefecture (Elected five times)
In-House Group:Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Education:Mar.1993 Graduated from School of Education, Waseda University
Political Career:
| Sep.2005 | Elected as a Member of House of Representatives (44th General Election, 1st term) |
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| Dec.2012 | Elected as a Member of House of Representatives (46th General Election, 2nd term) |
| Sep.2013 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense (The 2nd Abe Cabinet) |
| Sep.2014 | Director, LDP Youth Division |
| Dec.2014 | Elected as a Member of House of Representatives (47th General Election, 3rd term) |
| Oct.2015 | Director, LDP Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division |
| Aug.2016 | State Minister of Finance (The 3rd Abe Cabinet) |
| Oct.2017 | Elected as a Member of House of Representatives (48th General Election, 4th term) |
| Nov.2017 | State Minister of Finance (The 4th Abe Cabinet) |
| Oct.2018 | Deputy Chairperson, LDP Diet Affairs Committee |
| Sep.2019 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs (The 4th Abe Cabinet) |
| Sep.2020 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs (The Suga Cabinet) |
| Oct.2021 | Elected as a Member of House of Representatives (49th General Election, 5th term) Deputy Chairperson and Chief Secretary, LDP Policy Research Council |
| Nov.2021 | Secretary-General, LDP Research Commission on Security Head, LDP Council for the Realization of Bright Future Society for Children and Young People |
| Dec.2021 | Executive Acting Secretary-General, LDP Headquarters for the Realization of Revision of the Constitution |
| Oct.2022 | Chair, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism House of Representatives |
| Sep.2023 | Minister of Defense (The 2nd Kishida Cabinet) |