WAKAMIYA Kenji

• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Tokyo 5th District (single-seat constituency), elected six times


• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: September 1961, Chiyoda, Tokyo
• Education:
• Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University

• Career:
• Apr. 1984: Saison Group
• - Secretary to TSUTSUMI Seiji, Representative of the Saison Group
• Sep. 2005: First elected to the House of Representatives
• Sep. 2013: Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
• Oct. 2015: State Minister of Cabinet Office
• Oct. 2015: State Minister of Defense
• Aug. 2017: Director, National Defense Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
• Oct. 2018: Chair, HR Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Sep. 2019: State Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Oct. 2020: Chair, HR Standing Committee on National Security
• Oct. 2021: Minister of State for Special Missions
• Sep. 2022: Acting Secretary-General, LDP
• Jan. 2023: Director-General, LDP Treasury Bureau
• Oct. 2023: Acting Chairperson, LDP Policy Research Council
• Oct. 2024: Chair, HR Standing Committee on National Security
• Nov. 2024: Senior Adviser to the Minister of Defense
• Mar. 2026: Chairperson, LDP Research Commission on Foreign Affairs