Ministers
Profile of Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio KISHIDA
August 3, 2016
Fumio KISHIDA
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Hiroshima 1st Electoral District (elected eight times)
Biography
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| July 29, 1957 | Born |
| 1982 | Graduated from the School of Law, Waseda University Joined Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. |
| 1987 | Secretary to a member of the House of Representatives |
| 1993 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (40th General Election) (Elected eight times as of present) |
| 1999 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Construction (2nd Obuchi Cabinet) |
| 2000 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Construction (Mori Cabinet) |
| 2001 | Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Koizumi Cabinet) |
| 2005 | Chairman of the Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare of the House of Representatives |
| 2007 | Minister of State for Special Missions (1st Abe Cabinet) (Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Quality-of-Life Policy, "Challenge Again" Initiative, Science and Technology Policy, and Regulatory Reform) Minister of State for Special Missions (Fukuda Cabinet) (Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Quality-of-Life Policy and Regulatory Reform) |
| 2008 | Minister for Consumer Affairs (Fukuda Cabinet) Minister for Space Policy (Fukuda Cabinet) |
| 2011 | Chairman of the LDP’s Diet Affairs Committee |
| December 2012 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Abe Cabinet) |
| September 2014 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled)) |
| December 2014 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet) |
| October 2015 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled)) |
| August 2016 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled)) |
Family:
Wife and three children (sons)