KONO Taro
Director-General, International Bureau,
Liberal Democratic Party
Member, House of Representatives
Constituency: Kanagawa 15th District; Elected 11 times
Liberal Democratic Party
Member, House of Representatives
Constituency: Kanagawa 15th District; Elected 11 times
Born
| January 10, 1963 |
Education
| 1985 | Graduated from School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA |
Career
| 1986 | Joined Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. |
| 1993 | Joined Nippon Tanshi Co., Ltd. |
| 1996 | Elected to the House of Representatives for the first term |
| 2002 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications |
| 2005 | State Minister of Justice |
| 2008 | Chairperson, Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR |
| 2015 | Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Minister of State for Disaster Management Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety |
| 2017 | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2019 | Minister of Defense |
| 2020 | Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Regulatory Reform |
| 2022 | Minister for Digital Transformation Minister for Digital Reform Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform |
