Toshimitsu Motegi | |
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茂木 敏充 | |
Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
In office 4 November 2021 – 30 September 2024 | |
President | Fumio Kishida |
Vice President | Tarō Asō |
Preceded by | Akira Amari |
Succeeded by | Hiroshi Moriyama |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 11 September 2019 – 4 November 2021 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Tarō Kōno |
Succeeded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy | |
In office 3 August 2017 – 11 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Nobuteru Ishihara |
Succeeded by | Yasutoshi Nishimura |
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
In office 26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
Preceded by | Yukio Edano |
Succeeded by | Yūko Obuchi |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 19 July 1993 | |
Constituency | Tochigi 1st district |
Personal details | |
Born | Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan | 7 October 1955
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (1994–present) |
Other political affiliations | Japan New Party (1993–1994) |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo Harvard University |
Website | Official website |
Toshimitsu Motegi (茂木 敏充, Motegi Toshimitsu, born 7 October 1955) is a Japanese politician who served as the Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2021 to 2024. He has previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2021, and as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2012 to 2014. He is serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He leads the Heisei Kenkyūkai faction within the LDP.[1]