
DietHighCurrently serving
城内 実
きうち みのる
KIUCHI Minoru
日本成長戦略担当Minister in charge of Japan's Growth Strategy
自民党衆議院· House of Representatives静岡7· Shizuoka 7th District自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents8 terms
Born 1965-04-19 · 静岡県 (Shizuoka Prefecture (Registered domicile: Hamamatsu City))
Policy issues
Current positions
Government Positions
- 日本成長戦略担当Minister in charge of Japan's Growth Strategy
- 賃上げ環境整備担当Minister in charge of Developing an Environment for Wage Increases
- スタートアップ担当Minister in charge of Startups
- 全世代型社会保障改革担当Minister in charge of Social Security Reform Oriented to All Generations
- 感染症危機管理担当Minister in charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management
- 内閣府特命担当大臣(経済財政政策 規制改革)Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy and Regulatory Reform
Career & history
Government Posts
- Reappointed as Minister of State for Special Missions (Economic and Fiscal Policy, Regulatory Reform, etc.) in the Second Takaichi Cabinet on February 19, 2026
- Appointed as Minister of State for Special Missions (Economic and Fiscal Policy, Regulatory Reform, etc.) in the Takaichi Cabinet in October 2025
- Retained as Minister of State for Special Missions with AI Strategy added in the Second Ishiba Cabinet in September 2025
- Reappointed as Minister of State for Special Missions (Economic Security, etc.) in the Second Ishiba Cabinet on November 11, 2024
- Appointed as Minister of State for Special Missions (Economic Security, etc.) in the Ishiba Cabinet on October 1, 2024
- Appointed as State Minister of the Environment in the Fourth Abe Reshuffled Cabinet on October 2, 2018
- Reappointed as State Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Third Abe Cabinet on December 25, 2014
- Appointed as State Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Second Abe Reshuffled Cabinet on September 3, 2014
- Appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Second Abe Cabinet on December 27, 2012
Party Posts
- Appointed as LDP Deputy Secretary-General in December 2023
- Appointed as Vice-Chair of the LDP Policy Research Council in September 2023
- Appointed as Chairman of the LDP Shizuoka Prefectural Federation in May 2022
- Appointed as Vice-Chairman of the LDP Diet Affairs Committee in October 2019
- Appointed as Director of the LDP Economy, Trade and Industry Division and Director of the Information and Research Bureau in August 2017
- Appointed as Acting Director of the International Bureau of the LDP in October 2015
- Appointed as Director of the Foreign Affairs Division of the LDP in September 2013
- Appointed as Secretary of the LDP Party Reform Implementation Headquarters in 2004
Committee Chairs
- Appointed as Chief Director of the House of Representatives Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems in October 2022
- Appointed as Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs in November 2021
- Appointed as Chair of the House of Representatives Special Committee on North Korean Abductions and Other Issues in September 2016
- Appointed as a member of the House of Representatives Committees on Agriculture, Environment, and the Special Committee on Postal Privatization in January 2005
Professional Career
- Appointed as a Guest Professor at Takushoku University and staff at Seisa Kokusai High School in April 2006
- Resigned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in November 2002
- Engaged in election monitoring in Bosnia as a member of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in September 1998
- Appointed as a German language interpreter for the Emperor and the Prime Minister in March 1997
- Worked at the Embassy of Japan in Germany in June 1990
- Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April 1989
Education
- Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Liberal Arts, International Relations Course in March 1989
- Graduated from Kaisei High School in March 1984
Other
- Elected to the House of Representatives in the 51st General Election (8th term) on February 18, 2026
- Elected to the House of Representatives in the 50th General Election (7th term) on October 27, 2024
- Elected to the House of Representatives in the 49th General Election (6th term) on October 31, 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives in the 48th General Election (5th term) on October 22, 2017
- Elected to the House of Representatives in the 47th General Election (4th term) on December 14, 2014
- Elected to the House of Representatives in the 46th General Election (3rd term) on December 16, 2012
- Rejoined the Liberal Democratic Party in May 2012
- Joined the House of Representatives caucus 'Liberal Democratic Party and Independent Association' in December 2011
- Elected to the House of Representatives in the 45th General Election (2nd term, Independent) on August 30, 2009
- Lost seat in the 44th General Election for the House of Representatives on September 11, 2005
- First elected to the House of Representatives in the 43rd General Election (Shizuoka 7th district, Independent) on November 9, 2003
- Born on April 19, 1965
Elections
Offices
Diet Office
- Room
- 623
- Phone
- 03-3508-7441
- Fax
- 03-3508-3921
衆議院第二議員会館
衆議院第二議員会館
浜松事務所
- Phone
- 053-430-5789
- Fax
- 053-430-5756
静岡県浜松市中央区初生町1288-1
1288-1 Hatsuoimachi, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka