Takeshi Iwaya

Takeshi Iwaya
岩屋毅
Official portrait, 2024
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
1 October 2024
Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba
Preceded byYōko Kamikawa
Minister of Defense
In office
2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byItsunori Onodera
Succeeded byTarō 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 (1957-08-24) 24 August 1957 (age 67)
Beppu, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
EducationWaseda University
WebsiteOfficial website

Takeshi Iwaya (岩屋 毅, Iwaya Takeshi, born August 24, 1957) is a Japanese politician who has been the Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2024. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2000.

Iwaya was the Minister of Defense from 2 October 2018 to 11 September 2019.

In September 2024, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba picked Iwaya as the next Foreign Minister, replacing Yōko Kamikawa.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ "New Japan cabinet: Kato to be named finance minister, Iwaya as foreign minister". Nikkei Asia. 30 September 2024.