Minoru Kihara

Date of Birth: Aug 12 1969
Birth Place: Kumamoto Prefecture
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Kumamoto 1st district

Education
Graduated from Waseda University - Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Literature

Career

1993 – 2004 Junior Executive, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
2004 – 2005 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) School of Politics
2005 – 2009 Member of the House of Representatives – 1st term
2009 – 2012 Deputy Chairperson of LDP Joint Committee for Kumamoto
2012 – 2014 Member of the House of Representatives – 2nd term
2013 – 2014 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
2014 – 2015 Executive Director, Youth Division, LDP
2014 – Member of the House of Representatives – 3rd term
2015 – 2016 Director of LDP for Education, Sports, Culture, Science & Technology
2016 – State Minister of Finance