Kōichirō Genba
| Kōichirō Genba | |
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| 玄葉 光一郎 | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 2 September 2011 – 26 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Takeaki Matsumoto |
| Succeeded by | Fumio Kishida |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 May 1964 Tamura, Fukushima, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Sophia University |
Kōichirō Genba (玄葉 光一郎 Genba Kōichirō, born 20 May 1964) is a Japanese politician and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012. He belongs to the Democratic Party of Japan and is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Tamura, Fukushima and graduate of Sophia University, he was later accepted into the prestigious Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, an institution founded by Panasonic founder Konosuke Matsushita which grooms future civic leaders of Japan. Genba was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after serving in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term. In September 2011 he was chosen as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Japan Times,"Cabinet Profiles: Noda Cabinet", 3 September 2011, p. 3.
References
- 政治家情報 〜玄葉 光一郎〜. senkyo.janjan.jp/ ザ･選挙] (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 20 October 2007.
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
- Minister for National Policy, Minister of State for the New Public Commons, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Minister for Space Policy
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Masayoshi Ito Kozo Watanabe Yoshiyuki Hozumi |
Member of the House of Representatives for Fukushima 2nd district 1993–1996 Served alongside: Kozo Watanabe, Fumiaki Saitō, Yoshiyuki Hozumi, Hiroyuki Arai |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of the House of Representatives for Tōhoku 1996–2000 Served alongside: 15 others |
Succeeded by (14-member constituency) |
| Preceded by Hiroyuki Arai |
Member of the House of Representatives for Fukushima 3rd district 2000–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Yoshito Sengoku |
Minister of State for Civil Service Reform 2010 |
Succeeded by Renhō Murata |
| New office | Minister of State for the New Public Commons 2010–2011 | |
| Preceded by Satoshi Arai |
Minister of State for National Policy 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Motohisa Furukawa |
| Preceded by Banri Kaieda |
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy 2011 | |
| Minister of State for Space Policy 2011 | ||
| Preceded by Takeaki Matsumoto |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Fumio Kishida |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Masayuki Naoshima |
Policy Research Council Chairman of the Democratic Party 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Seiji Maehara |