Taro Kono
Japanese politician (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taro Kono (河野 太郎, Kōno Tarō, born 10 January 1963) is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister for Digital Transformation since August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform from 2015 to 2016 and from 2020 to 2021, and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He is also a member of the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa's 15th district since 1996.
Taro Kono | |
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河野 太郎 | |
Minister for Digital Transformation | |
Assumed office 10 August 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Karen Makishima |
Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform | |
In office 16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
Preceded by | Ryota Takeda |
Succeeded by | Karen Makishima |
In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Haruko Arimura |
Succeeded by | Kozo Yamamoto |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Takeshi Iwaya |
Succeeded by | Nobuo Kishi |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 3 August 2017 – 11 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Fumio Kishida |
Succeeded by | Toshimitsu Motegi |
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission | |
In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Eriko Yamatani |
Succeeded by | Jun Matsumoto |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 21 October 1996 | |
Constituency | Kanagawa's 15th district |
Personal details | |
Born | (1963-01-10) 10 January 1963 (age 61) Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Spouse | Kaori Kono |
Children | 1 |
Parent |
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Alma mater | Georgetown University (BS) |
Website | Official website |
Kono has developed a reputation as a political maverick, with a tendency to hold positions on issues contrary to his party. He is also known for his large following on social media and his fluency in English, having attended college in the United States.[1][2] He also has been speculated as a potential future Prime Minister, running in the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, but losing to Fumio Kishida in a second round run-off.