Kihara Minoru | |
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木原 稔 | |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 13 September 2023 – 1 October 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Yasukazu Hamada |
Succeeded by | Gen Nakatani |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 18 December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Yorihisa Matsuno |
Constituency | Kumamoto 1st |
In office 11 September 2005 – 21 July 2009 | |
Constituency | Kyushu PR |
Personal details | |
Born | Kumamoto, Japan | 12 August 1969
Political party | Liberal Democratic |
Alma mater | Waseda University |
Minoru Kihara (木原 稔, Kihara Minoru, born 12 August 1969) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Defense between 2023 and 2024. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the House of Representatives, and was previously the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense.