Gen Nakatani | |
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中谷 元 | |
Minister of Defense | |
Assumed office 1 October 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Shigeru Ishiba |
Preceded by | Minoru Kihara |
In office 24 December 2014 – 3 August 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
Preceded by | Akinori Eto |
Succeeded by | Tomomi Inada |
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
In office 4 April 2001 – 30 September 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshirō Mori Junichirō Koizumi |
Preceded by | Toshitsugu Saito |
Succeeded by | Shigeru Ishiba |
Member of the House of Representatives for the Kōchi 1st district | |
Assumed office 14 December 2014 | |
Preceded by | Teru Fukui |
Member of the House of Representatives for the Kōchi 2nd district | |
In office 20 October 1996 – 21 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | Yuji Yamamoto |
Member of the House of Representatives for the Kōchi at-large district | |
In office 19 February 1990 – 27 September 1996 | |
Preceded by | Izumi Inoue , Masataro Hiraishi , Masao Onishi , Ryohei Tamura |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Kōchi | 14 October 1957
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Alma mater | National Defense Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Japan |
Branch/service | Japan Ground Self-Defense Force |
Years of service | 1980–1984 |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Gen Nakatani (中谷 元, Nakatani Gen, born 14 October 1957) is a Japanese politician who has been the Minister of Defense since 2024.[1] He served in this position before from 2001 to 2002 and from 2014 to 2016.[2][3]