Face Photo: KIUCHI Minoru

KIUCHI Minoru

Minister in charge of Japan's Growth Strategy

Minister in charge of Developing an Environment for Wage Increases

Minister in charge of Startups

Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Oriented to All Generations

Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management

Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy

Minister of State for Regulatory Reform

Profile

Date of birth
Political Party
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency
Shizuoka 7th

Past Career

Education

  • Graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences majoring in International Affairs

Career

  • 51st Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka Prefecture
    Appointed Minister in Charge of Japan's Growth Strategy
    Minister in Charge of Developing an Environment for Wage Increases
    Minister in charge of Startups
    Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Oriented to All Generations
    Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management
    Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
    Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
    (2nd Takaichi Cabinet)

  • Appointed Minister in Charge of Japan's Growth Strategy
    Minister in Charge of Developing an Environment for Wage Increases
    Minister in charge of Startups
    Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Oriented to All Generations
    Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management
    Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
    Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
    (1st Takaichi Cabinet)

  • Appointed 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 Artificial Intelligence Strategy
    Minister of State for Economic Security
    (2nd Ishiba Cabinet)

  • Appointed 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 Ishiba Cabinet)

  • 50th Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka Prefecture
    Appointed 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
    (1st Ishiba Cabinet)

  • Appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

  • Appointed Deputy Chair of the Policy Research Council of the LDP

  • Appointed Senior Director, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems
    Appointed member, Committee on Foreign Affairs

  • Appointed Chairperson, Federation of Shizuoka Prefecture LDP Branches

  • 49th Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka prefecture
    Appointed Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR

  • Appointed Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP

  • Appointed State Minister for the Environment
    (4th Abe Cabinet (reshuffled))

  • 48th Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka prefecture

  • Appointed Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, LDP
    Appointed Director-General, Information Research Bureau, LDP

  • Appointed Chair, Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues, House of Representatives (HR)

  • Appointed Acting Director-General, International Bureau, LDP

  • 47th Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka prefecture
    Appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs
    (3rd Abe Cabinet)

  • Appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs
    (2nd Abe Cabinet (reshuffled))

  • Appointed Director of Foreign Affairs Division at LDP

  • 46th Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka prefecture
    Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
    (2nd Abe Cabinet)

  • 45th Lower House election:
    elected as an independent in Shizuoka prefecture

  • Visiting Professor, Takushoku University
    Faculty Member, Seisa Kokusai High School

  • 43rd Lower House election:
    elected as an independent in Shizuoka prefecture

  • Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs