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IWAYA Takeshi
Minister of Defense
Date of Birth:24 August 1957
Birth Place:Oita Prefecture
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Member of the House of Representatives （Elect 8 Times）
Constituency: Oita 3rd District
Birth Place:Oita Prefecture
Political Party: Liberal Democratic Party
Member of the House of Representatives （Elect 8 Times）
Constituency: Oita 3rd District
Education
| March 1981 | Graduated from Faculty of Political Science, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University |
| March 1976 | Graduated from La Salle High School in Kagoshima |
Career
| October 2018 | Minister of Defense |
| October 2017 | Elected as a member of House of Representatives (eighth term) |
| December 2014 | Elected as a member of HR (seventh term) |
| December 2012 | Elected as a member of HR (sixth term) |
| August 2009 | Elected as a member of HR (fifth term) |
| September 2008 | Chairman, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, HR |
| September 2006 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| September 2005 | Elected as a member of HR (fourth term) |
| November 2003 | Elected as a member of HR (third term) |
| February 2002 | Member of the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO |
| January 2001 | Parliamentary Secretary for Defense, Japan Defense Agency |
| June 2000 | Elected as a member of HR (second term) |
| 1990 | Elected as a member of the HR |
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