Tomomi Inada
Japanese politician (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Tomomi Inada?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Tomomi Inada (稲田 朋美, Inada Tomomi, born 20 February 1959) is a Japanese lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Japanese House of Representatives, representing the 1st Fukui Prefecture since September 2005. She previously served as the 14th Japanese Minister of Defense from August 2016 to July 2017, resigning in response to a cover up scandal within the Japanese Ministry of Defense. She spent time as the Chairwoman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party in her fourth term as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). She is a native of Fukui Prefecture.
Tomomi Inada | |
---|---|
稲田 朋美 | |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 3 August 2016 – 28 July 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Gen Nakatani |
Succeeded by | Fumio Kishida (Acting) |
Minister of Administrative Reform | |
In office 26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Katsuya Okada |
Succeeded by | Haruko Arimura |
Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform | |
In office 26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Katsuya Okada |
Succeeded by | Haruko Arimura |
Minister in charge of the Cool Japan Strategy | |
In office 26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Shunichi Yamaguchi |
Minister in charge of the Challenge Again Initiative | |
In office 26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Shunichi Yamaguchi |
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform | |
In office 26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Haruko Arimura[1] |
Member of the House of Representatives from the 1st Fukui Prefecture | |
Assumed office 12 September 2005 | |
Preceded by | Isao Matsumiya |
Majority | 78,969 (50.00%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tomomi Tsubakihara (1959-02-20) 20 February 1959 (age 65) Echizen, Fukui, Japan |
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Spouse | Ryuji Inada (1989–present) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Website | Official website |
She expresses skepticism that comfort women, forced prostitutes for Japan in World War II, were compelled to work.[2][3] She also does not accept the international consensus on the number of deaths of the Nanjing Massacre.[2][4] She was implicated in the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal for over failing to record over 820,000 yen, but denied any responsibility for the scandal.[5]