Face Photo: KIHARA Minoru

KIHARA Minoru

Chief Cabinet Secretary

Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa

Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue

Profile

Date of birth
Hometown
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
7

Past Career

Education

  • Graduated from School of Education, Waseda University

Career

  • Chief Cabinet Secretary
    Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
    Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
    (2nd Takaichi Cabinet)

  • Chief Cabinet Secretary
    Minister in charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa
    Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
    (1st Takaichi Cabinet)

  • Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on Security

  • Minister of Defense
    (2nd Kishida Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled))

  • Chair, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism House of Representatives

  • Deputy Chairperson and Chief Secretary, LDP Policy Research Council

  • Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs
    (Suga Cabinet)

  • Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs
    (4th Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled))

  • State Minister of Finance
    (4th Abe Cabinet)

  • State Minister of Finance
    (3rd Abe Cabinet (3rd Reshuffled))

  • State Minister of Finance
    (3rd Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled))

  • Director, LDP Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Division

  • Director, LDP Youth Division

  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
    (2nd Abe Cabinet)

  • Elected as a Member of the House of Representatives for the first time
    (44th General Election; currently serving his seventh term)

  • Left Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.