Fumio Kishida

His Excellency Fumio Kishida
岸田 文雄
Official portrait, 2021
Prime Minister of Japan
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 October 2021
Monarch	Naruhito
Preceded by	Yoshihide Suga
President of the Liberal Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 September 2021
Vice President	Tarō Asō
Secretary-General	Akira Amari Toshimitsu Motegi
Preceded by	Yoshihide Suga
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Acting 4 November 2021 – 10 November 2021
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Toshimitsu Motegi
Succeeded by	Yoshimasa Hayashi
In office 26 December 2012 – 3 August 2017
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Kōichirō Genba
Succeeded by	Tarō Kōno
Minister of Defense
Acting
In office 28 July 2017 – 3 August 2017
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Tomomi Inada
Succeeded by	Itsunori Onodera
Junior ministerial offices Minister of State for Okinawa and the Northern Territories In office 27 August 2007 – 1 August 2008 Prime Minister Shinzō Abe Yasuo Fukuda Preceded by Sanae Takaichi Succeeded by Motoo Hayashi Minister of State for Space In office 6 February 2008 – 1 August 2008 Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Preceded by Office created Succeeded by Seiko Noda Minister of State for Consumers In office 18 June 2008 – 1 August 2008 Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Preceded by Office created Succeeded by Seiko Noda Minister of State for Regulatory Reform In office 27 August 2007 – 1 August 2008 Prime Minister Shinzō Abe Yasuo Fukuda Preceded by Yoshimi Watanabe Succeeded by Kaoru Yosano Minister of State for Science, Technology and Quality of Life In office 27 August 2007 – 1 August 2008 Prime Minister Shinzō Abe Yasuo Fukuda Preceded by Office created Succeeded by Seiko Noda
Member of the House of Representatives from Hiroshima
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 October 1996
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	1st district
Majority	117,800 (71.1%)
In office 18 July 1993 – September 27, 1996
Constituency	Former 1st district (Elect Four)
Personal details
Born	岸田文雄 (Kishida Fumio) (1957-07-29) 29 July 1957 (age 66) Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Spouse(s)	Yuko Kishida ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	3
Education	Kaisei Academy
Alma mater	Waseda University (LLB)
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Fumio Kishida (岸田 文雄, Kishida Fumio, born 29 July 1957) is a Japanese politician. Kishida is the Prime Minister of Japan since 4 October 2021. In September 2021, he was elected President of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan from 2012 to 2017 during the Shinzo Abe government.^[1] Kishida was elected to the House of Representatives in 1993.

1. ↑ "Profile: Foreign Minister Kishida boasts background in Okinawa affairs". House of Japan. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.