Masahiko Kōmura
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| Masahiko Kōmura 高村正彦 |
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| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Nobutaka Machimura |
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Masahiko Kōmura (Japanese: 高村正彦 Kōmura Masahiko) (born March 15, 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, currently serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and as a member of the House of Representatives for the First District of Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1]
Kōmura was born in Ehime Prefecture. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in the June 1980 election, and has been re-elected in each election since then. He became Director-General of the Economic Planning Agency (as a Minister of State) in June 1994, Minister for Foreign Affairs in July 1998, and Minister of Justice in December 2000. In August 2007, under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he became Minister of Defense.[1] Following Abe's resignation in September 2007, Kōmura became Minister for Foreign Affairs for a second time on September 26, 2007, in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.[2]
Kōmura is also the president of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Profile of Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko KOUMURA", Foreign Ministry website.
- ^ "Fukuda Cabinet launched / Changes minimized to reduce impact on Diet business", The Yomiuri Shimbun, September 26, 2007.
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| Preceded by Nobutaka Machimura |
Minister for Foreign Affairs 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Yuriko Koike |
Minister of Defence 2007 |
Succeeded by Shigeru Ishiba |
| Preceded by Okiharu Hooka |
Minister of Justice 2000 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Mako Moriyama |
| Preceded by Keizō Obuchi |
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1998 – 1999 |
Succeeded by Yōhei Kōno |
| Preceded by Yoshio Terazawa |
Director of Economic Planning Agency of Japan 1994 – 1995 |
Succeeded by Isamu Miyazaki |
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