TAKAICHI Sanae
Prime Minister
Profile
- Date of birth
- March 7, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Nara, Japan
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Nara 2nd District
Past career
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- Mar. 1984
- Graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration, Kobe University
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- Oct. 2025
- The 104th Prime Minister
- Sept. 2023
- Minister in charge of Economic Security
Minister of State for Cool Japan Strategy
Minister of State for Intellectual Property Strategy
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of State for Space Policy
Minister of State for Economic Security
(2nd Kishida Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled)) - Aug. 2022
- Minister in charge of Economic Security
Minister of State for Intellectual Property Strategy
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of State for Space Policy
Minister of State for Economic Security
(2nd Kishida Cabinet (Reshuffled)) - Oct. 2021
- Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Sept. 2019
- Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System
(4th Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled)) - Oct. 2018
- Chair, Committee on Rules and Administration, House of Representatives
- Nov. 2017
- Chairperson, Headquarters for Cybersecurity Measures, LDP
- Aug. 2016
- Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System
(3rd Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled)) - Oct. 2015
- Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
(3rd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled)) - Dec. 2014
- Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
(3rd Abe Cabinet) - Sept. 2014
- Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
(2nd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled)) - Dec. 2012
- Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP
- Oct. 2012
- Chairperson, Public Relations Headquarters, LDP
- Sept. 2008
- State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Aso Cabinet)
- Aug. 2008
- State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Fukuda Cabinet (Reshuffled))
- Sept. 2006
- Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
Minister of State for Innovation
Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate and Gender Equality
Minister of State for Food Safety
(1st Abe Cabinet) - Apr. 2004
- Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kinki University
- Oct. 2002
- Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
(1st Koizumi Cabinet (Reshuffled)) - Jan. 2001
- Chair, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, House of Representatives
- Jul. 1998
- Parliamentary Vice Minister for International Trade and Industry
(Obuchi Cabinet) - Jul. 1993
- Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time
- Oct. 1989
- Lecturer, Nihon Junior College of Economics
- Dec. 1987
- U.S. Congressional Fellow
- Apr. 1984
- Entered the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management
(graduated in March 1989)