Takeshi Iwaya (岩屋 毅, Iwaya Takeshi, born August 24, 1957) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He served as the Minister of Defense from 2 October 2018 to 11 September 2019.
Takeshi Iwaya | |
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岩屋毅 | |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Itsunori Onodera |
Succeeded by | Tarō Kōno |
Member of the House of Representatives for Ōita's 3rd district | |
Assumed office 26 June 2000 | |
In office 19 February 1990 – 18 June 1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Beppu, Japan | 24 August 1957
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Education | Waseda University |
Website | Official website |
A native of Beppu, Ōita and the son of Kei Iwaya, a member of the assembly of Ōita Prefecture, Takeshi Iwaya graduated the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University.
He was elected to the assembly of Ōita Prefecture in 1987 (serving for one term), and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as an independent. After losing his seat in 1993, he ran unsuccessfully for the house in 1996 but was re-elected in 2000.
His profile on the LDP website:[1]
Iwaya is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[2] and a member of the following right-wing groups at the Diet:
Iwaya gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by the Mainichi newspaper to parliamentarians in 2012:[3]
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