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Itsunori ONODERA
Minister of Defense
Date of Birth:5 May 1960
Birth Place:Miyagi Prefecture
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Member of the House of Representatives （Elected in 6 elections）
Constituency:Miyagi 6th District
Birth Place:Miyagi Prefecture
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Member of the House of Representatives （Elected in 6 elections）
Constituency:Miyagi 6th District
Education
| Mar. 1993 | Completed study at Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo |
| Apr. 1990 | Entered the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (11th graduating class) |
| Mar. 1983 | Graduated from Tokyo University of Fisheries (Department of Marine Environmental Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries) |
Career
| Aug. 2017 | Minister of Defense |
| Jan. 2015 | Senior Director, Committee on Security, HR A member of Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake A member of Special Committee on the Legislation for Peace and Security of Japan and the International Community |
| Dec. 2014 | Elected as member of the HR (6th term) |
| Sep. 2014 | Senior Director, Committee on Security A member of Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake |
| Dec. 2012 | Elected as member of the HR (5th term) Minister of Defense |
| Oct. 2012 | Chairman, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems |
| Sep. 2009 | Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR |
| Aug. 2009 | Elected as member of the HR (4th term) |
| Aug. 2008 | Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR Director, Committee on Rules and Administration, HR |
| Aug. 2007 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Nov.2005 | Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR |
| Sep. 2005 | Returned as member of the HR (3rd term) |
| Sep. 2004 | Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Nov. 2003 | Returned as member of the HR (2nd term) Director, Special Committee on Prevention of International Terrorism andJapan’s Cooperation and Support; Humanitarian Assistance for Reconstruction in Iraq, HR |
| Sep. 2000 | Visiting Research fellow, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USA |
| Jan. 1998 | Guest Professor, Tohoku Fukushi University |
| Dec. 1997 | Elected as member of the House of Representatives(HR) |
| Mar. 1990 | Retired from Miyagi Prefecture Government |
| Apr. 1983 | Joined Miyagi Prefectural Government |
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