Gen Nakatani | |
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中谷 元 | |
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 19 February 1990 | |
| Constituency | Kōchi at-large (1990–1996) Kōchi 2nd (1996–2014) Kōchi 1st (2014–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1957 Kōchi, Japan |
| 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 was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (now Japan Ministry of Defense) in the first cabinet of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2001-2002 and was appointed the Minister of Defense by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2014.[1][2] Nakatani was again named to the position of Minister of Defense for the cabinet of Shigeru Ishiba in 2024.[3]
- ^ Ko Shu-ling; J. Michael Cole (6 October 2010). "Security experts warn on China threat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ Sachiko Sakamaki; Takashi Hirokawa (26 May 2009). "Japan Should Consider Pre-emptive Strikes, LDP Lawmaker Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "New Japan cabinet: Kato to be named finance minister, Iwaya as foreign minister". Nikkei Asia. 30 September 2024.