Taro Kono
Appearance
Taro Kono | |
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河野 太郎 | |
Minister for Digital Transformation | |
In office 10 August 2022 – 1 October 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
Preceded by | Karen Makishima |
Succeeded by | Masaaki Taira |
Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform | |
In office 16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
Preceded by | Ryota Takeda |
Succeeded by | Karen Makishima |
In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Haruko Arimura |
Succeeded by | Kozo Yamamoto |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Takeshi Iwaya |
Succeeded by | Nobuo Kishi |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 3 August 2017 – 11 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Fumio Kishida |
Succeeded by | Toshimitsu Motegi |
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission | |
In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Eriko Yamatani |
Succeeded by | Jun Matsumoto |
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Assumed office 21 October 1996 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Personal details | |
Born | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan | 10 January 1963
Political party | Liberal Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Kaori Kono |
Children | 1 |
Father | Yōhei Kōno |
Relatives | Ichirō Kōno (paternal grandfather) Kenzō Kōno (great-uncle) Jihei Kōno (great-grandfather) Heizaburo Tagawa (great-grandfather) |
Alma mater | Georgetown University (BS) |
Website | konotaro.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]
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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Abe picks maverick as foreign minister in move to refresh Cabinet image". Mainichi Daily News. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ↑ "【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.
- ↑ "Fumio Kishida to Become Japan's Next Prime Minister After Party Election Win". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "【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.