Sanae Takaichi

Sanae Takaichi
Sanae Takaichi
高市早苗
	Takaichi in 2019
Minister of State for Economic Security
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Takayuki Kobayashi
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
	In office; 11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Masatoshi Ishida
Succeeded by	Ryota Takeda
	In office; 3 September 2014 – 3 August 2017
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Yoshitaka Shindō
Succeeded by	Seiko Noda
Prime Minister
Junior ministerial offices
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
	In office; 26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Yuriko Koike
Succeeded by	Fumio Kishida
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
	In office; 26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Iwao Matsuda
Succeeded by	Fumio Kishida
Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs
	In office; 26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Kuniko Inoguchi
Succeeded by	Yōko Kamikawa
Minister of State for Food Safety
	In office; 26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Iwao Matsuda
Succeeded by	Shinya Izumi
Minister of State for Innovation
	In office; 26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the House of Representatives; for Nara's 2nd district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 September 2005
Preceded by	Makoto Taki
Personal details
Born	7 March 1961 (age 63); Yamatokōriyama, Nara, Japan
Political party	Independent (Before 1994); New Frontier Party (1994–1996); Liberal Democratic Party (1996–present)
Spouses	; Taku Yamamoto (m. 2004; div. 2017) ; (m. 2021)
Alma mater	Kobe University
Signature
Website	Government website

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Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗, Takaichi Sanae, born 7 March 1961) is a Japanese politician who has served as the Minister of State for Economic Security since August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, she has served in the House of Representatives since 2005, and had also served in several ministerial posts under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In 2021, she was a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, but was ultimately eliminated in a run-off, placing third.^[1]

Takaichi has been described as having a "political reputation as a staunch conservative".^[2]

^ Junko Ogura, Selina Wang and Helen Regan (29 September 2021). "Fumio Kishida expected to become Japan's next Prime Minister after ruling party vote". CNN. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
^ Osaki, Tomohiro. "Could Japan soon have a female leader? Sanae Takaichi emerges as a contender". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[1] Junko Ogura, Selina Wang and Helen Regan (29 September 2021). "Fumio Kishida expected to become Japan's next Prime Minister after ruling party vote". CNN. Retrieved 2021-09-30.

[The_Japan_Times-2] Osaki, Tomohiro. "Could Japan soon have a female leader? Sanae Takaichi emerges as a contender". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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