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

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Date of birth
April 19, 1965
Political party
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Affiliation
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency
Shizuoka 7th

Past career

  • Mar. 1989
    Graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences majoring in International Affairs

  • Feb. 2026
    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)
    Oct. 2025
    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)
    Sep. 2025
    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)
    Nov. 2024
    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)
    Oct. 2024
    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)
    Dec. 2023
    Appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
    Sep. 2023
    Appointed Deputy Chair of the Policy Research Council of the LDP
    Oct. 2022
    Appointed Senior Director, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems
    Appointed member, Committee on Foreign Affairs
    May 2022
    Appointed Chairperson, Federation of Shizuoka Prefecture LDP Branches
    Oct. 2021
    49th Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka prefecture
    Appointed Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR
    Oct. 2019
    Appointed Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP
    Oct. 2018
    Appointed State Minister for the Environment
    (4th Abe Cabinet (reshuffled))
    Oct. 2017
    48th Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka prefecture
    Aug. 2017
    Appointed Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, LDP
    Appointed Director-General, Information Research Bureau, LDP
    Sep. 2016
    Appointed Chair, Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues, House of Representatives (HR)
    Oct. 2015
    Appointed Acting Director-General, International Bureau, LDP
    Dec. 2014
    47th Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka prefecture
    Appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs
    (3rd Abe Cabinet)
    Sep. 2014
    Appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs
    (2nd Abe Cabinet (reshuffled))
    Sep. 2013
    Appointed Director of Foreign Affairs Division at LDP
    Dec. 2012
    46th Lower House election:
    re-elected as an LDP member in Shizuoka prefecture
    Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
    (2nd Abe Cabinet)
    Aug. 2009
    45th Lower House election:
    elected as an independent in Shizuoka prefecture
    Apr. 2006
    Visiting Professor, Takushoku University
    Faculty Member, Seisa Kokusai High School
    Nov. 2003
    43rd Lower House election:
    elected as an independent in Shizuoka prefecture
    Apr. 1989
    Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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