KISHIDA Fumio

Prime Minister

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Profile

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

Past career

  • 1982
    Graduated from the School of Law, Waseda University
  • Nov. 2021
    The 101st Prime Minister
    Oct. 2021
    The 100th Prime Minister
    Aug. 2017
    Political Chairperson of LDP
    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
    Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
    2008
    Minister for Consumer Affairs
    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
    Chairperson, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, 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)
    1987
    Secretary to a member of the House of Representatives
    1982
    Joined Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd.