KONO Taro

Name

Hon. KONO Taro

Current Positions

• Member, House of Representatives, Japan

• Chair, Public Relations Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party, Japan

Academic Background

• B.A., Comparative Politics, Georgetown University, USA

Past Experiences

• Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan

• Minister of Defense, Japan

• Minister for Administrative Reform, Japan

• Minister for Civil Service Reform, Japan

• Chair, National Public Safety Commission, Japan

• Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, Japan

• Minister for Regulatory Reform, Japan

• Minister for Disaster Management, Japan

• Minister for COVID Vaccine Roll-out, Japan

• Minister for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Japan

• Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Japan