Gen Nakatani

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Gen Nakatani
中谷 元
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Minister of Defense
Assumed office
1 October 2024
Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba
Preceded byMinoru Kihara
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 66)
Kōchi
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materNational Defense Academy
Military service
Allegiance Japan
Branch/service Japan Army
Years of service1980–1984
RankFirst Lieutenant

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