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岩田和親

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IWATA Kazuchika

内閣府副大臣State Minister of Cabinet Office

自民党衆議院· House of Representatives佐賀1· Saga 1st District自由民主党・無所属の会· Liberal Democratic Party and Association of Independents6 terms

Born 1973-09-20 · 佐賀県佐賀市 (Saga City, Saga Prefecture)

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Feb 2026第2次高市内閣で内閣府副大臣に再任^[1]^[2]
Reappointed State Minister of the Cabinet Office in the Second Takaichi Cabinet
Oct 2025第1次高市内閣で内閣府副大臣に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Appointed State Minister of the Cabinet Office in the First Takaichi Cabinet
Oct 2024石破内閣で経済産業副大臣兼内閣府副大臣に再任^[1]^[2]^[3]
Reappointed State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and State Minister of the Cabinet Office in the Ishiba Cabinet
Sep 2023経済産業副大臣兼内閣府副大臣に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Appointed State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and State Minister of the Cabinet Office
Oct 2021経済産業大臣政務官兼内閣府大臣政務官兼復興大臣政務官に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Cabinet Office, and Reconstruction
Sep 2019第4次安倍第2次改造内閣で防衛大臣政務官に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
Appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense in the Second Reshuffled Fourth Abe Cabinet

Nov 2024自由民主党国防部会長に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]
Appointed Director of the National Defense Division of the LDP
Aug 2022自由民主党経済産業部会長に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Appointed Director of the Economy, Trade and Industry Division of the LDP
~ 2020自由民主党商工・中小企業関係団体委員長に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]
Appointed Director of the Commerce and Small Business Relations Organizations Committee of the LDP

Jan 1996九州恵商会代表取締役に就任^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Became Representative Director of Kyushu Keishokai
~ 1996経営コンサルタント大前研一氏事務所に勤務^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Worked at the office of management consultant Kenichi Ohmae
~ 1996株式会社セレモニージャパン副社長に就任^[1]
Appointed Vice President of Ceremony Japan Co., Ltd.

Mar 1996九州大学法学部を卒業^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Kyushu University
Mar 1992佐賀県立佐賀西高等学校を卒業^[1]
Graduated from Saga Prefectural Saga Nishi High School

Feb 2026衆議院議員に当選（6期目・佐賀1区）^[1]^[2]^[3]
Elected to the House of Representatives (6th term, Saga 1st District)
Oct 2024衆議院議員に当選（5期目・比例九州）^[1]^[2]^[3]
Elected to the House of Representatives (5th term, Kyushu proportional representation block)
Oct 2021衆議院議員に当選（4期目・比例九州）^[1]^[2]
Elected to the House of Representatives (4th term, Kyushu proportional representation block)
Oct 2017衆議院議員に当選（3期目・比例九州）^[1]^[2]
Elected to the House of Representatives (3rd term, Kyushu proportional representation block)
Dec 2014衆議院議員に当選（2期目・比例九州）^[1]^[2]
Elected to the House of Representatives (2nd term, Kyushu proportional representation block)
Dec 2012衆議院議員総選挙に初当選（佐賀1区）^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
First elected to the House of Representatives (Saga 1st District)
Apr 1999佐賀県議会議員に初当選（以降計3期）^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
First elected to the Saga Prefectural Assembly (serving 3 terms in total)
Sep 20, 1973佐賀県佐賀市に生まれる^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Born in Saga City, Saga Prefecture

Election	Date	Constituency	Party	Result	Votes	Rate
第51回衆議院議員選挙　2026年 51st House of Representatives election 2026	2026-02-08	佐賀1区 Saga 1st District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	Elected	84,220	45.70%
第50回衆議院議員選挙　2024年 50th House of Representatives election 2024	2024-10-27	佐賀1区 Saga 1st District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	—	79,723	45.30%
第49回衆議院議員選挙 49th House of Representatives election	2021-10-31	佐賀1区 Saga 1st District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	—	92,319	50.00%
第48回衆議院議員選挙 48th House of Representatives election	2017-10-22	佐賀1区 Saga 1st District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	—	78,972	41.70%
第47回衆議院議員選挙 47th House of Representatives election	2014-12-14	佐賀1区 Saga 1st District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	—	83,421	46.10%
第46回衆議院議員選挙 46th House of Representatives election	2012-12-16	佐賀1区 Saga 1st District	自由民主党 Liberal Democratic Party	Elected	70,547	49.20%