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Japanese politician
Itsunori Onodera
(
小野寺 五典
,
Onodera Itsunori
, born May 5, 1960)
is a Japanese politician of the
Liberal Democratic Party
and a member of the
House of Representatives
in the
Diet
(national legislature). He served as the
Minister of Defense
from 2012 to 2014 and again from 2017 to 2018.
Early life and education
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A native of
Kesennuma, Miyagi
, Onodera was born on May 5, 1960.
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He received a bachelor's degree from Tokyo University of Fisheries in 1983. He entered Matsushita Institute of Government and Management in 1990.
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Then he studied politics at
the University of Tokyo
. He graduated from both and obtained his master's degree in political science in 1993.
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Career
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Onodera joined the government of Miyagi Prefecture in April 1983.
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He worked at
Tohoku Fukushi University
as special lecturer, assistant professor and guest professor from April 1994 to January 1998.
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He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in December 1997 from Miyagi Prefecture No. 6,
[2]
but resigned in 2000 in the wake of an electoral donation scandal.
[3]
In October 2002, he became an associate professor at Tohoku Fukushi University.
[2]
However, he ran for the house in 2003 and was re-elected. He served as parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs for two times from 2004 to 2005. He served at and chaired different committees regarding foreign affairs, and was the head of the LDP's foreign affairs division.
[4]
He was appointed senior vice-minister for foreign affairs in August 2007.
[2]
Shinz? Abe
named Itsunori Onodera defense minister on December 26, 2012.
[5]
Like Abe, the majority of his government, and many predecessors as defense ministers, Onodera is affiliated with the
revisionist
lobby group
Nippon Kaigi
.
[6]
Onodera supports Japan having the ability to launch a first-strike attack against enemy bases.
[7]
Onodera has advocated for the installation of the
Aegis Ashore
missile defense
system in Japan, travelling to proposed installation sites in
Akita Prefecture
and
Yamaguchi Prefecture
to win local consent.
[8]
Personal life
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Onodera is married and has two children.
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References
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b
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"Abe Cabinet"
.
The Japan Times
. December 26, 2012
. Retrieved
January 5,
2013
.
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a
b
c
d
e
f
"Profile of Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs"
. MOFA
. Retrieved
January 5,
2013
.
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"EDITORIAL: Minister crossed ethical, if not legal, line with gifts of incense"
.
Asahi Shimbun
. February 2, 2018. Archived from
the original
on February 2, 2018
. Retrieved
February 3,
2018
.
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"New defense chief Onodera well-versed in security policy"
.
House of Japan
. December 27, 2012. Archived from
the original
on February 21, 2014
. Retrieved
January 5,
2013
.
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Eric Talmadge (December 26, 2012).
"New Japan PM: Saving economic crisis top mission"
.
Associated Press
. Archived from
the original
on December 29, 2012.
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Sim, Walter (August 7, 2015).
"Japan's defence chief a returning steady hand"
.
The Straits Times
.
Like Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and predecessor Tomomi Inada, the six-term lawmaker - who is married with two sons - is openly affiliated with the influential right-wing Nippon Kaigi lobby group.
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"Onodera vows to step up pressure on N. Korea"
.
Yomiuri Shimbun
. 6 August 2017. Archived from
the original
on 6 August 2017
. Retrieved
6 August
2017
.
- ^
The Associated Press
(June 23, 2018).
"Japan's defence chief seeks local support to deploy a land-based missile shield"
.
The South China Morning Post
.
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House of Representatives (Japan)
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Preceded by
Fukujiro Kikuchi
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Representative for
Miyagi 6th district
1997?2000
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Representative for
Miyagi 6th district
2003?present
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Chairman of the Board of Oversight and Review of Specially Designated Secrets
2021?2023
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Chairman of the Budget Committee
2023?present
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Minister of Defence
2012?2014
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Minister of Defence
2017?2018
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Chairman of the Security Research Commission,
Liberal Democratic Party
2018?present
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Chief of the Party Organisation and Campaign Headquarters,
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