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KOIZUMI Shinjiro

Minister of Defense

Profile

Date of birth
Hometown
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
7

Past Career

Education

  • Master of Political Science, Graduate School of Columbia University, USA

  • B.A. in Economics (Kanto Gakuin University)

Career

  • Minister of Defense
    (2nd Takaichi Cabinet)
    Elected to the HR (51th General Election)

  • Minister of Defense
    (1st Takaichi Cabinet)

  • Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
    (2nd Ishiba Cabinet)

  • Elected to the HR (50th General Election)

  • Chair, Standing Committee on National Security, HR

  • Elected to the HR (49th General Election)

  • Minister of the Environment
    Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness
    (4th Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled), Suga Cabinet)

  • Elected to the HR (48th General Election)

  • Elected to the HR (47th General Election)

  • Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
    Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction
    (2nd Abe Cabinet, 2nd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled), 3rd Abe Cabinet)

  • Elected to the HR (46th General Election)

  • Elected to the HR (45th General Election)

  • Secretary to Mr. KOIZUMI Junichiro, Member of the House of Representatives

  • Researcher at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)