Itsunori Onodera

Itsunori Onodera
小野寺 五典
Minister of Defense
In office 3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Fumio Kishida (Acting)
Succeeded by	Takeshi Iwaya
In office 26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Satoshi Morimoto
Succeeded by	Akinori Eto
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 November 2003
Constituency	Miyagi Prefecture District 6
In office 1 January 1997 – 3 January 2000
Constituency	Miyagi Prefecture District 6
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-05) 5 May 1960 (age 64) Kesennuma, Miyagi
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Matsushita Institute of Government and Management University of Tokyo
Website	Official website

Itsunori Onodera (小野寺 五典, Onodera Itsunori, born May 5, 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He served as the Minister of Defense from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2017 to 2018.