Gen Nakatani

Gen Nakatani
中谷 元
Minister of Defense
In office
1 October 2024 – 21 October 2025
Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba
Preceded byMinoru Kihara
Succeeded byShinjirō Koizumi
In office
24 December 2014 – 3 August 2016
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byAkinori Eto
Succeeded byTomomi Inada
Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency
In office
4 April 2001 – 30 September 2002
Prime MinisterYoshirō Mori
Junichirō Koizumi
Preceded byToshitsugu Saito
Succeeded byShigeru Ishiba
Member of the House of Representatives for the Kōchi 1st district
Assumed office
14 December 2014
Preceded byTeru Fukui
Member of the House of Representatives for the Kōchi 2nd district
In office
20 October 1996 – 21 November 2014
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byYuji Yamamoto
Member of the House of Representatives for the Kōchi at-large district
In office
19 February 1990 – 27 September 1996
Preceded byIzumi Inoue [ja], Masataro Hiraishi [ja], Masao Onishi [ja], Ryohei Tamura [ja]
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Personal details
Born (1957-10-14) 14 October 1957 (age 69)
Kōchi
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materNational Defense Academy
Military service
Allegiance Japan
Branch/service Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Years of service1980–1984
RankFirst Lieutenant

Gen Nakatani (中谷 元, Nakatani Gen; born 14 October 1957) is a Japanese politician who was the Minister of Defense from 2024 until 2025 during the Shigeru Ishiba government. He served in this position before from 2001 to 2002 and from 2014 to 2016. He is a member of the far-right organization Nippon Kaigi.

References

  1. ↑ "New Japan cabinet: Kato to be named finance minister, Iwaya as foreign minister". Nikkei Asia. 30 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Ko Shu-ling; J. Michael Cole (6 October 2010). "Security experts warn on China threat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Sachiko Sakamaki; Takashi Hirokawa (26 May 2009). "Japan Should Consider Pre-emptive Strikes, LDP Lawmaker Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 January 2011.