IWAYA Takeshi

• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Oita 3rd District (single-seat constituency), elected 11 times


• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: 24 August 1957, Beppu, Oita
• Education:
• Kagoshima La Salle High School
• School of Political Science and Economics (political science), Waseda University

• Career:
• Secretary to HR Member
• Member, Oita Prefectural Assembly (1987)
• First elected to the House of Representatives (1990)
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
• State Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Minister of Defense
• Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Chair, HR Standing Committee on Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
• Director, HR Standing Committee on Budget
• Director, HR Commission on the Constitution
• Chair, HR Board of Information Oversight and Review
• Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on Security
• Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on Public Safety and Counter-Terrorism