KOIZUMI Shinjiro
Minister of Defense
Profile
- Date of birth
- April 14, 1981
- Place of birth
- Kanagawa Prefecture
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- 11th Electoral District, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Number of times elected
- 6
Past career
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- 2006
- Master of Political Science, Graduate School of Columbia University, USA
- 2004
- B.A. in Economics (Kanto Gakuin University)
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- Oct. 2025
- Minister of Defense
(Takaichi Cabinet) - May. 2025
- Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(2nd Ishiba Cabinet) - Oct. 2024
- Elected to the HR (50th General Election)
- Jan. 2024 -
Sep. 2024 - Chair, Standing Committee on National Security, HR
- Oct. 2021
- Elected to the HR (49th General Election)
- Sep. 2019 -
Oct. 2021 - Minister of the Environment
Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
(4th Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled), Suga Cabinet) - Oct. 2017
- Elected to the HR (48th General Election)
- Dec. 2014
- Elected to the HR (47th General Election)
- Sep. 2013 -
Oct. 2015 - Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
(2nd Abe Cabinet, 2nd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled), 3rd Abe Cabinet) - Dec. 2012
- Elected to the HR (46th General Election)
- Aug. 2009
- Elected to the HR (45th General Election)
- Sep. 2007 -
Jul. 2009 - Secretary to Mr. KOIZUMI Junichiro, Member of the House of Representatives
- Jun. 2006 -
Jul. 2009 - Researcher at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)