Sanae Takaichi

Sanae Takaichi
高市 早苗
Official portrait, 2019
Minister of State for Economic Security
Assumed office
10 August 2022
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byTakayuki Kobayashi
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office
11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byMasatoshi Ishida
Succeeded byRyota Takeda
In office
3 September 2014 – 3 August 2017
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYoshitaka Shindō
Succeeded bySeiko Noda
Junior ministerial offices
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs
In office
26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byYuriko Koike
Succeeded byFumio Kishida
Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
In office
26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byIwao Matsuda
Succeeded byFumio Kishida
Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs
In office
26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byKuniko Inoguchi
Succeeded byYōko Kamikawa
Minister of State for Food Safety
In office
26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byIwao Matsuda
Succeeded byShinya Izumi
Minister of State for Innovation
In office
26 September 2006 – 26 September 2007
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the House of Representatives
for Nara
Assumed office
11 September 2005
In office
19 July 1993 – 8 November 2003
Personal details
Born (1961-03-07) 7 March 1961 (age 63)
Yamatokōriyama, Nara, Japan
Political partyLDP (1996–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (until 1994)
NFP (1994–1996)
Spouses
(m. 2004; div. 2017)
(m. 2021)
Children1 child
3 stepchildren
Alma materKobe University
Signature
WebsiteGovernment website

Sanae Takaichi (高市 早苗, Takaichi Sanae, born 7 March 1961) is a Japanese politician who has served as the Minister of State for Economic Security since August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, she has served in the House of Representatives since 2005, and had also served in several ministerial posts under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In 2021, she was a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, but was ultimately eliminated in a run-off, placing third.[1]

Takaichi has been described as having a "political reputation as a staunch conservative".[2]

  1. ^ Junko Ogura, Selina Wang and Helen Regan (29 September 2021). "Fumio Kishida expected to become Japan's next Prime Minister after ruling party vote". CNN. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  2. ^ Osaki, Tomohiro. "Could Japan soon have a female leader? Sanae Takaichi emerges as a contender". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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