NAKATANI Gen
Minister of Defense
Profile
- Date of birth
- 14 October, 1957
- Place of birth
- Kochi Prefecture
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Kochi 1st
- Number of times elected
- 11 --
Past career
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- Mar 1980
- Graduated from National Defense Academy (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Former Ground Self-Defense Force Official
Former Ranger Instructor
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- Oct 2024
- Minister of Defense (Ishiba Cabinet)
- Aug 2022
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for international human rights issue (2nd Kishida Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Oct 2021
- Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for international human rights issue (2nd Kishida Cabinet)
- Oct 2015
- Minister of Defense (3rd Abe Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Dec 2014
- Minister of Defense and Minister in charge of Security Legislation (3rd Abe Cabinet)
- Nov 2005
- Chair, General Council
- Apr 2001
- Minister of State for Defense (1st Koizumi Cabinet)
- Jul 2000
- Senior State Secretary for Home Affairs (2nd Mori Cabinet)
- Sep 1997
- Parliamentary Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications (2nd Hashimoto Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Aug 1995
- Parliamentary Secretary for National Land (Murayama Cabinet (reshuffled))
- Feb 1990
- Elected as a member of the House of Representatives
- Dec 1984
- Retired from the Ground Self-Defense Force