Nobuo Kishi

Nobuo Kishi
Nobuo Kishi
岸信夫
	Official portrait, 2021
Minister of Defense
	In office; 16 September 2020 – 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Yoshihide Suga; Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Tarō Kōno
Succeeded by	Yasukazu Hamada
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 12 December 2012 – 3 March 2023
Preceded by	Hideo Hiraoka
Succeeded by	Nobuchiyo Kishi
Constituency	Yamaguchi 2nd district
Member of the House of Councillors
	In office; 26 June 2004 – 30 November 2012
Preceded by	Masuo Matsuoka
Succeeded by	Ejima Kiyoshi
Constituency	Yamaguchi
Personal details
Born	安倍信夫 (Abe Nobuo); 1 April 1959 (age 65); Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Parents	Shintaro Abe (biological father); Yoko Kishi (biological mother); Nobukazu Kishi [ja] (adopted father);
Relatives	Hironobu Abe (brother); Shinzo Abe (brother); Kan Abe (grandfather); Nobusuke Kishi (grandfather); Eisaku Satō (great-uncle);
Alma mater	Keio 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.