Kōichirō Genba

Kōichirō Genba 玄葉 光一郎
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 September 2011
Prime Minister	Yoshihiko Noda
Preceded by	Takeaki Matsumoto
Personal details
Born	(1964-05-20) 20 May 1964 Tamura, Japan
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Sophia University

Kōichirō Genba (玄葉 光一郎, Genba Kōichirō, born 20 May 1964) is the current Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs as of 2011. He belongs to the Democratic Party of Japan and is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Tamura, Fukushima and graduate of Sophia University, he was later accepted into the prestigious Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, an institution founded by Panasonic founder Konosuke Matsushita which grooms future civic leaders of Japan. Genba was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after serving in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term. In September 2011 he was chosen as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of newly-appointed Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

References

• "政治家情報 〜玄葉 光一郎〜". ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 20 October 2007. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

• Official website in Japanese.
• Minister for National Policy, Minister of State for the New Public Commons, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Minister for Space Policy