Fumio Kishida

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Fumio Kishida (岸田文雄, Fumio Kishida^? July 29, 1957) is a Japanese politician, who has been serving in Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet since September 2007 as Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Quality-of-Life Policy, and Regulatory Reform. He is a member of the House of Representatives and the Liberal Democratic Party.

Born in Minami-ku, Hiroshima he graduated from Waseda University in 1982. After working at Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan and then as a secretary to a member of the House of Representatives, he was elected for the first time in July 1993.

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Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs. kantei.go.jp. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.

Political offices
Preceded by Sanae Takaichi Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Science and Technology Policy Yoshimi Watanabe Regulatory Reform	Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Quality of Life Policy and Regulatory Reform of Japan 2007 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Office created	Minister of Consumer Affairs of Japan 2008 – present	Incumbent