| Kōichirō Gemba 玄葉 光一郎 |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2 September 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Preceded by | Takeaki Matsumoto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1964 Tamura, Japan |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Sophia University |
Kōichirō Gemba (玄葉 光一郎 Gemba Kōichirō, born May 20, 1964) is the current Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs as of 2011[update]. 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 newly-appointed Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.[1]
| House of Representatives of Japan | ||
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| Preceded by Masayoshi Ito Kozo Watanabe Yoshiyuki Hozumi |
Member of the House of Representatives for Fukushima 2nd district 1993–1996 Served alongside: Kōzō 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 |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Yoshito Sengoku |
Minister of State for Civil Service Reform 2010 |
Succeeded by Renhō Murata |
| Preceded by Hirofumi Hirano |
Minister of State for Social Affairs and Gender Equality 2010 |
Succeeded by Tomiko Okazaki |
| New title | Minister of State for the New Public Commons 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Renhō Murata |
| 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 |
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| Minister of State for Space Policy 2011 |
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| Preceded by Takeaki Matsumoto |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2011–present |
Incumbent |
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| Vacant
Title last held by
Masayuki Naoshima |
Policy Research Council Chairman of the Democratic Party 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Seiji Maehara |
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