Nobuo Kishi
Nobuo Kishi | |
|---|---|
岸 信夫 | |
 Nobuo Kishi September 16, 2020 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 16 September 2020 – 10 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Tarō Kōno |
| Succeeded by | Yasukazu Hamada |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hideo Hiraoka |
| Constituency | Yamaguchi 2nd district |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 26 July 2004 – 30 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Masuo Matsuoka |
| Succeeded by | Ejima Kiyoshi |
| Constituency | Yamaguchi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 安倍 信夫 (Abe Nobuo) 1 April 1959 Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Mother | Yoko Abe |
| Father | Shintaro Abe |
| Relatives | Nobusuke Kishi (grandfather) Shinzo Abe (brother) |
| Residence | Tokyo |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Nobuo Kishi (岸 信夫, Kishi Nobuo, born April 1, 1959) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. He was also the Minister of Defense from 2020 to 2022. Kishi is the younger brother of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the son of former Japanese Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe and the grandson of former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Kamiya, Setsuko (2006-12-30). "Cultural attitudes spell few adoptions". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2018-11-01. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ↑ Osaki, Tomohiro (2020-09-17). "Nobuo Kishi, Abe's younger brother, seeks to carve out new role as Japan's defense chief". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
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