Ministers
Profile of State Minister for Foreign Affairs UTO Takashi
October 12, 2020
Mr. UTO Takashi
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
Member of the House of Councillors
Proportional Representation (elected twice)
Biography
| Date | Curriculum Vitae |
|---|---|
| November 12, 1974 | Born in Kagoshima Prefecture |
| March 1987 | Graduated from Harara Elementary School |
| March 1990 | Graduated from Josei Junior High School |
| March 1993 | Graduated from Tsurumaru Senior High School |
| March 1998 | Graduated from National Defense Academy of Japan (42nd term) (Department of Aerospace Engineering, School of Science and Engineering) |
| April 1998 | Joined Japan Air Self-Defense Force Worked at Misawa Air Base, Wakkanai Vice-Camp, and Kasuga Air Base |
| March 2007 | Resigned from Japan Air Self-Defense Force |
| July 2010 | Elected to the House of Councillors for the first time (22nd Election) |
| September 2014 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (2nd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled Cabinet)) |
| December 2014 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet) |
| July 2016 | Reelected to the House of Councillors (24th Election, second term) |
| September 2016 | Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, House of Councillors |
| September 2017 | Director, Committee on Budget, House of Councillors |
| November 2018 | Director, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, House of Councillors |
| September 2020 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Suga Cabinet) |
- Hobbies:
- Movies, reading, visiting Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples (travel), and going to the theater