Kōichirō Genba

Kōichirō Genba (玄葉 光一郎, Genba Kōichirō, born 20 May 1964) is a Japanese politician and the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, and was a member to the Democratic Party of Japan and its successor Democratic Party until its merger in 2018. He left the party briefly before the merger, and joined the Group of Independents House of Representatives caucus of other former Democrats a few days later.[1][2] 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 Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.[3]

Kōichirō Genba
玄葉 光一郎
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
2 September 2011  26 December 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded byTakeaki Matsumoto
Succeeded byFumio Kishida
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
1993
Preceded byHiroyuki Arai
Constituency
Personal details
Born (1964-05-20) 20 May 1964
Tamura, Fukushima, Japan
Political partySocial Security
Other political
affiliations
Alma materSophia University
WebsiteOfficial website
Clinton and Gemba

References

House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by
Masayoshi Ito
Kozo Watanabe
Yoshiyuki Hozumi
Member of the House of Representatives for
Fukushima 2nd district

1993–1996
Served alongside: Kozo Watanabe, Fumiaki Saitō, Yoshiyuki Hozumi, Hiroyuki Arai
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of the House of Representatives for
Tōhoku

1996–2000
Served alongside: 15 others
Succeeded by
(14-member constituency)
Preceded by
Hiroyuki Arai
Member of the House of Representatives for
Fukushima 3rd district

2000–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Yoshito Sengoku
Minister of State for Civil Service Reform
2010
Succeeded by
Renhō Murata
New office Minister of State for the New Public Commons
2010–2011
Preceded by
Satoshi Arai
Minister of State for National Policy
2010–2011
Succeeded by
Motohisa Furukawa
Preceded by
Banri Kaieda
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
2011
Minister of State for Space Policy
2011
Preceded by
Takeaki Matsumoto
Minister of Foreign Affairs
2011–2012
Succeeded by
Fumio Kishida
Party political offices
Preceded by
Masayuki Naoshima
Policy Research Council Chairman of the Democratic Party
2010–2011
Succeeded by
Seiji Maehara


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