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