Sanae Takaichi

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Source: Prime Minister's Office of Japan

Sanae Takaichi has been Prime Minister of Japan since October 2025 and president of the Liberal Democratic Party since October 2025. A member of the House of Representatives, she was Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications and later Minister of State for Economic Security.[3]

Country

Japan

Born

7 Mar 1961, Nara Prefecture, Japan[3]

First office on record

Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs and other portfolios, 2006

1. 21 Oct 2025 – present

   Prime Minister[1][2]

   Second Takaichi CabinetVerified

2. 2022 – 2024

   Minister of State for Economic Security[3]

   Sourced

3. 2014 – 2017

   Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications[3]

   Sourced

4. 2006 – 2007

   Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs and other portfolios[3]

   Sourced

• Business administration, Kobe University (1984)[3]

• MKMinoru KiharaChief Cabinet Secretary
• HFHisayuki FujiiInternal Affairs and Communications
• TYTakashi YamashitaJustice
• TMToshimitsu MotegiForeign Affairs
• SKSatsuki KatayamaFinance
• YSYoshihiro SekiEducation, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
• KUKenichiro UenoHealth, Labour and Welfare
• KYKazuo YanaAgriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• RARyosei AkazawaEconomy, Trade and Industry
• TITatsunori IbayashiLand, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• HSHiroyoshi SasagawaEnvironment
• SKShinjiro KoizumiDefense
• TFToshiharu FurukawaDigital Transformation
• GHGoshi HosonoReconstruction
• YHYasuhiro HanashiChairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
• HNHiroshi NakatsukaPolicies Related to Children, Declining Birthrate and Youth Empowerment
• MKMinoru KiuchiEconomic and Fiscal Policy
• KOKimi OnodaEconomic Security