Taro Kono | |
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河野 太郎 | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Minister for Digital Transformation | |
| In office 10 August 2022 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida |
| Preceded by | Karen Makishima |
| Succeeded by | Masaaki Taira |
| Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform | |
| In office 16 September 2020 – 4 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Yoshihide Suga |
| Preceded by | Ryota Takeda |
| Succeeded by | Karen Makishima |
| In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Haruko Arimura |
| Succeeded by | Kozo Yamamoto |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Takeshi Iwaya |
| Succeeded by | Nobuo Kishi |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 August 2017 – 11 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Fumio Kishida |
| Succeeded by | Toshimitsu Motegi |
| Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission | |
| In office 7 October 2015 – 3 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Eriko Yamatani |
| Succeeded by | Jun Matsumoto |
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| Assumed office 21 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1963 Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kaori Kono |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Yōhei Kōno |
| Relatives | Ichirō Kōno (paternal grandfather) Kenzō Kōno (great-uncle) Jihei Kōno (great-grandfather) Heizaburo Tagawa (great-grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (BS) |
| Website | konotaro.org |
Tarō Kōno (河野 太郎, Kōno Tarō; born January 10, 1963) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cabinet from 3 August 2017 until 11 September 2019.
On 3 September 2021, Kono announced his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party leadership in the 2021 election. He lost the election to former Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida on 29 September.
In August 2024, Kono announced his second candidacy for the Liberal Democratic leadership election to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. He lost the election to former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on 27 September 2024.
