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Taro Kono

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Taro Kono
河野 太郎
Official portrait, 2021
Minister for Digital Transformation
In office
10 August 2022 – 1 October 2024
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byKaren Makishima
Succeeded byMasaaki Taira
Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform
In office
16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Preceded byRyota Takeda
Succeeded byKaren Makishima
In office
7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byHaruko Arimura
Succeeded byKozo Yamamoto
Minister of Defense
In office
11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byTakeshi Iwaya
Succeeded byNobuo Kishi
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
3 August 2017 – 11 September 2019
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byFumio Kishida
Succeeded byToshimitsu Motegi
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byEriko Yamatani
Succeeded byJun Matsumoto
Assumed office
21 October 1996
Preceded byConstituency established
Personal details
Born (1963-01-10) 10 January 1963 (age 61)
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Spouse(s)Kaori Kono
Children1
FatherYōhei Kōno
RelativesIchirō Kōno
(paternal grandfather)
Kenzō Kōno (great-uncle)
Jihei Kōno
(great-grandfather)
Heizaburo Tagawa
(great-grandfather)
Alma materGeorgetown University (BS)
Websitekonotaro.org

Tarō Kōno (河野 太郎, Kōno Tarō, born January 10, 1963) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cabinet from 3 August 2017 until 11 September 2019.[1]

On 3 September 2021, Kono announced his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party leadership in the 2021 election.[2] He lost the election to former Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida on 29 September.[3]

Kono met with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in July 2018

In August 2024, Kono announced his second candidacy for the Liberal Democratic leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.[4][5] He lost the election to former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on 27 September 2024.[6]

References

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  1. "Abe picks maverick as foreign minister in move to refresh Cabinet image". Mainichi Daily News. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  2. "【速報】河野行改相 総裁選出馬の意向固める". TBS.co.jp. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. "Fumio Kishida to Become Japan's Next Prime Minister After Party Election Win". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. "自民党総裁選9月27日投開票 河野氏は来週にも出馬表明" (in Japanese). 日本経済新聞. 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. "河野太郎氏、26日に出馬表明で最終調整 自民総裁選" (in Japanese). Yahoo!ニュース. 2024-08-20. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  6. "【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.