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Tarō Kōno (河野 太郎, Kōno Tarō, born January 10, 1963) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cabinet from 3 August 2017 until 11 September 2019.[1]
Taro Kono | |
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河野 太郎 | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Minister for Digital Transformation | |
| In office 10 August 2022 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Karen Makishima |
| Succeeded by | Masaaki Taira |
| 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 |
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| Assumed office 21 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1963 Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kaori Kono |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Yōhei Kōno |
| Relatives | Ichirō Kōno (paternal grandfather) Kenzō Kōno (great-uncle) Jihei Kōno (great-grandfather) Heizaburo Tagawa (great-grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (BS) |
| Website | konotaro.org |
On 3 September 2021, Kono announced his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party leadership in the 2021 election.[2] He lost the election to former Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida on 29 September.[3]
In August 2024, Kono announced his second candidacy for the Liberal Democratic leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.[4][5] He lost the election to former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on 27 September 2024.[6]
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