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MOTEGI Toshimitsu
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date of birth: October 7, 1955
Birth Place:Tochigi Prefecture
Politiacl Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 9 times)
Constituency: Tochigi 5 District
Birth Place:Tochigi Prefecture
Politiacl Party: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives (Elected 9 times)
Constituency: Tochigi 5 District
Education
| June 1983 | Completed Master's Degree at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
| March 1978 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo |
Career
| September 2020 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Suga Cabinet) |
| September 2019 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet) |
| October 2018 | Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Minister in charge of TPP and Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations (the Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet) |
| August 2017 | Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister for Human Resources Development Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization (the Third Reshuffled Third Abe Cabinet) |
| August 2016 | Chairman, Policy Council, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
| September 2014 | Chairman, Election Committee, LDP |
| December 2012 | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (the Second Abe Cabinet) |
| September 2011 | Chairman, Policy Council, Liberal Democratic Party |
| September 2010 | Chairman, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party |
| August 2008 | Minister of State for Financial Services and Administrative Reform (the Reshuffled Fukuda Cabinet) |
| September 2007 | Chairman, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare, House of Representatives |
| September 2003 | Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, and Information Technology (the Reshuffled First Koizumi Cabinet) |
| October 2002 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Reshuffled First Koizumi Cabinet) |
| July 1993 | Elected to the House of Representatives (Tochigi Prefecture 5th district) (elected 9 times consecutively) |
| 1984-1992 | Management Consultant, Mckinsey & Company |
| 1983 | Political Journalist of the Yomiuri Shimbun |
| 1978-1980 | Marubeni Corporation |
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