Ministers
Profile of Minister for Foreign Affairs IWAYA Takeshi
November 11, 2024
Mr. IWAYA Takeshi
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Representatives
Oita 3rd Electoral District (elected ten times)
Biography
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| August 24, 1957 | Born in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture |
| March 1976 | Graduated from La Salle High School in Kagoshima |
| April 1980 | Secretary to Mr. HATOYAMA Kunio, Member of the House of Representatives |
| March 1981 | Graduated from the Department of Political Science, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University |
| April 1987 | Member, Oita Prefectural Assembly |
| February 1990 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time (39th General Election) |
| June 2000 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (42nd General Election) |
| January 2001 | Parliamentary Secretary for the Japan Defense Agency (2nd Mori Cabinet [Reshuffled]) |
| November 2003 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (43rd General Election) |
| October 2004 | Director, National Defense Division, Liberal Democratic Party |
| September 2005 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (44th General Election) |
| September 2006 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs (1st Abe Cabinet) |
| September 2008 | Chair, Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, House of Representatives |
| August 2009 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (45th General Election) |
| October 2012 | Chairperson, Research Commission on Security, Liberal Democratic Party |
| December 2012 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (46th General Election) |
| December 2012 | Director, Committee on Budget, House of Representatives |
| December 2014 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election) |
| August 2017 | President, Central Institute of Politics, Liberal Democratic Party |
| October 2017 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (48th General Election) |
| October 2018 | Minister of Defense (4th Abe Cabinet [Reshuffled]) |
| October 2020 | Chairperson, Research Commission on Public Safety and Counter-Terrorism, Liberal Democratic Party |
| October 2021 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (49th General Election) |
| November 2021 | Acting Chairperson, Research Commission for the Establishment of a Tourism Oriented Nation, Liberal Democratic Party |
| December 2021 | Commended as a long-standing member of the House of Representatives |
| January 2024 | Chair, the Board of Oversight and Review of Specially Designated Secrets, House of Representatives |
| October 2024 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (1st Ishiba Cabinet) |
| October 2024 | Re-elected to the House of Representatives (50th General Election) |
| November 2024 | Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Ishiba Cabinet) |
- Hobbies:
- cycling, playing guitar, and calligraphy