KONO Taro
Minister for Digital Transformation
Minister for Administrative Affairs
Profile
Date of Birth: January 10, 1963
Place of Birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Education
- Dec. 1985: Graduated from Georgetown University, USA
Career
- Feb. 1986: Joined Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Jan. 1993: Joined Tanshi Co., Ltd.
- Oct. 1996: Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. Since then, elected 9 times consecutively
- Dec. 1999: Chairman of Shonan Bellmare Co., Ltd.
- Jan. 2002: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (1st Koizumi Cabinet)
- Apr. 2002: Became a living donor and transplanted the liver to his father
- Nov. 2005: State Minister of Justice (3rd Koizumi Cabinet (Reshuffled))
- Sep. 2008: Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the House of Representatives
- Oct. 2015:
- Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
- Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
- Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform
- Minister of State for Disaster Management
- Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
- Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
(3rd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled))
- Aug. 2017: Minister for Foreign Affairs (3rd Abe Cabinet (3rd Reshuffled))
- Sep. 2019: Minister of Defense (4th Abe Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled))
- Sep. 2020:
- Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
- Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform
- Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
- Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
(Suga Cabinet)
- Jan. 2021: Minister in charge of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout (Suga Cabinet)
- Aug. 2022:
- Minister for Digital Transformation
- Minister for Digital Reform
- Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
- Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform
(2nd Kishida Cabinet (Reshuffled))
- Sep. 2023:
- Minister for Digital Transformation
- Minister for Administrative Affairs
- Minister of State for Regulatory Reform
(2nd Kishida Cabinet (2nd Reshuffled))