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

[Career]

Nov. 2021	The 101st Prime Minister
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.