Itsunori Onodera

Itsunori Onodera
小野寺 五典
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of Defense
In office
3 August 2017 – 2 October 2018
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byFumio Kishida (acting)
Tomomi Inada
Succeeded byTakeshi Iwaya
In office
26 December 2012 – 3 September 2014
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded bySatoshi Morimoto
Succeeded byAkinori Eto
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
10 November 2003
Preceded byMasamitsu Oishi
ConstituencyMiyagi 6th (2003–2024)
Miyagi 5th (2024–present)
In office
1 January 1997 – 3 January 2000
Preceded byMasamitsu Oishi
Succeeded byFukujiro Kikuchi
ConstituencyMiyagi 6th
Personal details
Born (1960-05-05) 5 May 1960 (age 64)
Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Children2
Alma materTokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Matsushita Institute of Government and Management
University of Tokyo
WebsiteOfficial website

Itsunori Onodera (小野寺 五典, Onodera Itsunori, born May 5, 1960) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He served as the Minister of Defense from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2017 to 2018.