(As of April 2026)
KIUCHI Minoru
- Minister in charge of Japan's Growth Strategy
- Minister in charge of Developing an Environment for Wage Increases
- Minister in charge of Startups
- Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Oriented to All Generations
- Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management
- Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
- Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
- Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Shizuoka 7th District (single-seat constituency), elected eight times
- In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
- Born: 19 April 1965, Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Education:
- University of Tokyo's Faculty of Arts and Sciences majoring in International Affairs (Mar. 1989)
| Career: | |
| Apr. 1989 | Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) |
| Jun. 1990 | Stationed at the Embassy of Japan to the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Sep. 1997 | Served as the official interpreter for German of His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister |
| Nov. 2002 | Resigned from MOFA |
| Nov. 2003 | 43rd Lower House elections: |
| elected as independent candidate in Shizuoka prefecture | |
| Sep. 2005 | 44th Lower House elections: |
| lost election as independent candidate in Shizuoka prefecture | |
| Aug. 2009 | 45th Lower House elections: |
| elected as independent candidate in Shizuoka prefecture | |
| Dec. 2012 | 46th Lower House elections: |
| re-elected as Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate in Shizuoka prefecture | |
| Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Second Abe Cabinet) | |
| Sep. 2013 | Appointed Director, Foreign Affairs Division, LDP |
| Sep. 2014 | Appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Second Abe Cabinet) |
| Dec. 2014 | 47th Lower House elections: |
| re-elected as LDP candidate in Shizuoka prefecture | |
| Appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Third Abe Cabinet) | |
| Sep. 2016 | Appointed Chair, the Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues, HR |
| Aug. 2017 | Appointed Director, Economy, Trade and Industry Division, LDP |
| Appointed Director-General, Information Research Bureau, LDP | |
| Oct. 2017 | 48th Lower House elections: |
| re-elected as LDP candidate in Shizuoka prefecture | |
| Oct. 2018 | Appointed State Minister for the Environment |
| Oct. 2019 | Appointed Deputy Chairperson, Diet Affairs Committee, LDP |
| Oct. 2021 | Appointed Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, HR |
| May 2022 | Appointed Chairperson, Federation of Shizuoka Prefecture LDP Branches |
| Oct. 2024 | Appointed Minister in charge of Economic Security |
| Appointed Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy | |
| Appointed Minister of State for Intellectual Property Strategy | |
| Appointed Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy | |
| Appointed Minister of State for Space Policy | |
| Appointed Minister of State for Economic Security |
