Date of birth: July 29, 1957
Birthplace: Tokyo
Political party: Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation: Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Hiroshima 1st District
Numbers of elected: 10
[Education]
1982 | Graduated from the School of Law, Waseda University |
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[Career]
Nov. 2021 | The 101st Prime Minister |
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Oct. 2021 | The 100th Prime Minister |
Aug. 2017 | Liberal Democratic Party Political Chairman |
Jul. 2017 | Minister of Defense (3rd Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled)) |
Aug. 2016 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled)) |
Oct. 2015 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled)) |
Dec. 2014 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet) |
Sep. 2014 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled)) |
Dec. 2012 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Abe Cabinet) |
2011 | Chairman of the LDP’s Diet Affairs Committee |
2008 | Minister for Consumer Affairs (Fukuda Cabinet) Minister for Space Policy (Fukuda Cabinet) |
2007 | Minister of State for Special Missions (1st Abe Cabinet) (Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Quality-of-Life Policy, "Challenge Again" Initiative, Science and Technology Policy, and Regulatory Reform) Minister of State for Special Missions (Fukuda Cabinet) (Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Quality-of-Life Policy and Regulatory Reform) |
2005 | Chairman of the Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare of the House of Representatives |
2001 | Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Koizumi Cabinet) |
2000 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Construction (Mori Cabinet) |
1999 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Construction (2nd Obuchi Cabinet) |
1993 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (40th General Election) (Elected eight times as of present) |
1987 | Secretary to a member of the House of Representatives |
1982 | Joined Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. |