Shinjirō Koizumi
Shinjirō Koizumi | |
|---|---|
小泉 進次郎 | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Sanae Takaichi |
| Preceded by | Gen Nakatani |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 21 May 2025 – 21 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Shigeru Ishiba |
| Preceded by | Taku Etō |
| Succeeded by | Norikazu Suzuki |
| Minister of the Environment | |
| In office 11 September 2019 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Yoshiaki Harada |
| Succeeded by | Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi |
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| Assumed office 31 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1981 Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Junichiro Koizumi (father) Kayoko Miyamoto (mother) |
| Relatives | Koizumi family |
| Alma mater | Kanto Gakuin University (BEc) Columbia University (MA) |
Shinjirō Koizumi (小泉 進次郎, Koizumi Shinjirō; born 14 April 1981) is a Japanese politician who has been the Minister of Defense since 2025. He was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for a few months in 2025. He was the Minister of the Environment from 2019 until 2021. He has also been a Member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party since 2009. He is the second son of former Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi.[1]
In January 2020, Koizumi received international news attention when he announced his plans to take two weeks of paternity leave when his first child was born.[2][3]
LDP leadership elections
[change | change source]2024
[change | change source]In September 2024, Koizumi announced his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.[4] He lost the election to former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on 27 September 2024.[5]
2025
[change | change source]After Prime Minister Ishiba resigned, Koizumi announced his second leadership candidacy in September 2025 for the 2025 leadership election.[6] On 4 October, election day, former Economic Minister Sanae Takaichi came in first place during the first round of voting with 183 (31.07%) of the vote.[7] Koizumi came in second with 164 (27.84%) of the vote, meaning that both Koizumi and Takaichi advanced to the run-off to elect the party leader.[7] Takaichi would go on to defeat Koizumi in the run-off by a 54% to 46% margin.[8]
Minister of Defense (since 2025)
[change | change source]On 21 October 2025, Koizumi was appointed as Minister of Defense by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.[9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2 Japanese ministers visit controversial Yasukuni war shrine". AFP. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ↑ Hollingsworth, Julia (16 January 2020). "A Japanese minister is making waves for taking paternity leave". CNN. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ↑ Rich, Motoko (2020-01-15). "A Japanese Politician Is Taking Paternity Leave. It's a Big Deal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ↑ "小泉進次郎氏、自民総裁選に出馬へ 40代2人目、世代交代も争点" (in Japanese). Yahoo!ニュース. 2024-08-20. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "【速報中】自民党新総裁に石破氏 決選投票で高市氏破る". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ↑ Sugiyama, Satoshi; Yamazaki, Makiko (2025-09-16). "Japan's Koizumi, Hayashi run for leadership of ruling party". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- 1 2 "Takaichi and Koizumi head to runoff in LDP leadership race". The Japan Times. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "Takaichi wins LDP leadership vote; likely to become Japan's first female PM". The Japan Times. 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ↑ "Takaichi's Cabinet Names Rival Koizumi as Defense Minister". MSN. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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