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Shinjirō Koizumi
Shinjirō Koizumi is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of Defense since October 2025. He previously served as the Minister of the Environment from September 2019 to October 2021 and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from May to October 2025. He has also served as a Member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), representing Kanagawa since 2…
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politics · Japanese politician (born 1981) · politician · minister · private secretary · also Shinjirō Koizumi, Shinjiro Koizumi, Shinjirou Koizumi, Koizumi Shinjirō, Koizumi Shinjirou, Koizumi Shinjiro
Born 14 April 1981 · Q661410
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2025· 7 entries
Election won: 2025 LDP leadership election.
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On the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Japan (2025).
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“the one thing that needs to change in the culture of the LDP is that as soon as approval ratings drop, we immediately try to drag the leader down”
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Campaign: 2025 LDP leadership election.
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That Koizumi possessed some of the 'best communication skills' in Japanese politics
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2024· 3 entries
Election lost: 2024 LDP leadership election.
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In preparation for his run in the 2024 LDP leadership election
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Campaign: 2024 LDP leadership election.
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2020· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (2020–2021).
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2019· 3 entries
On 7 August 2019, television announcer and news presenter Christel Takigawa announced that she married Shinjiro Koizumi.
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Career landmark: Minister of the Environment (2019–2021).
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Abe appointed Koizumi to the cabinet as Minister of the Environment, a role he retained when Yoshihide Suga succeeded Abe as prime minister in September 2020
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2017· 2 entries
When asked on his position on same-sex marriage in a survey conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, Koizumi did not give a response
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (2017).
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2013· 1 entry
Outselling souvenirs branded with the likenesses of LDP leaders Shigeru Ishiba and Taro Aso, and outsold only by manju bearing the likeness of Shinzo Abe
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2012· 1 entry
Focusing on the northeastern region of Japan that was devastated by the March 2011 tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Young Global Leaders (2011).
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2008· 1 entry
Was elected to his father's former seat representing the Kanagawa 11th district in the August 2009 general election, in which many other LDP seats were lost to the Democratic Party of Japan
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2006· 1 entry
Studied at School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (2005–2006).
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2004· 1 entry
Studied at Kanto Gakuin University (2000–2004).
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1981· 1 entry
Born 1981-04-14.
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