Nobuo Kishi

Nobuo Kishi
岸 信夫
Official portrait, 2021
Minister of Defense
In office
16 September 2020 – 10 August 2022
Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga
Fumio Kishida
Preceded byTarō Kōno
Succeeded byYasukazu Hamada
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
12 December 2012 – 3 March 2023
Preceded byHideo Hiraoka
Succeeded byNobuchiyo Kishi
ConstituencyYamaguchi 2nd district
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
26 June 2004 – 30 November 2012
Preceded byMasuo Matsuoka
Succeeded byEjima Kiyoshi
ConstituencyYamaguchi
Personal details
Born
安倍 信夫 (Abe Nobuo)

(1959-04-01) 1 April 1959 (age 65)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Parents
Relatives
Alma materKeio University (BEc)

Nobuo Kishi (岸 信夫, Kishi Nobuo, born 1 April 1959) is a Japanese politician. He sat in the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2023 representing Yamaguchi’s 2nd District as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. From September 2020 to August 2022 he served as the Minister of Defense. He is the younger brother of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.