is a Japanese

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). He served as the

Minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

from 2 October 2018 to 11 September 2019.

Profile and career

A native of

Beppu, Ōita is a city in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city had a population of 122,643

and the son of Kei Iwaya, a member of the assembly of

Ōita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,136,245 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, Kumam ...

, Takeshi Iwaya graduated the School of Political Science and Economics at

Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

. He was elected to the assembly of Ōita Prefecture in 1987 (serving for one term), and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as an independent. After losing his seat in 1993, he ran unsuccessfully for the house in 1996 but was re-elected in 2000. His profile on the LDP website: *Member, Oita Prefectural Assembly *Parliamentary Secretary for Defense (Mori Cabinet) *Deputy Secretary-General of LDP *Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Abe Cabinet) *Director, National Defense Division of LDP

Positions

Iwaya is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

, and a member of the following right-wing groups at the Diet: *Japan Rebirth (創生「日本」- Sosei Nippon) *Nippon Kaigi Diet discussion group (日本会議国会議員懇談会 - Nippon kaigi kokkai giin kondankai) *Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会) - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League, Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai *Diet Celebration League of the 20th Anniversary of His Majesty The Emperor's Accession to the Throne (天皇陛下御即位二十年奉祝国会議員連盟) *Conference to consider the true human rights (真の人権擁護を考える懇談会) *Conference of lawmakers to promote value-based diplomacy (価値観外交を推進する議員の会) *parliamentarians investigating the Japan Teachers' Union problem (日本教職員組合問題究明議員連盟) *Committee for promoting the reform of the Fundamental Education Law (教育基本法改正促進委員会 - Kyouiku kihonhou kaisei sokushin iinkai) *Parliamentarians acting to protect the Japanese territory (日本の領土を守るため行動する議員連盟) *Conference of young parliamentarians supporting the idea that the

Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Empire of Japan, Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, First Sino-Japane ...

is a true national interest and desire for peace (平和を願い真の国益を考え靖国神社参拝を支持する若手国会議員の会) *Association for Building a Proper Japan (正しい日本を創る会 - Tadashii Nippon wo tsukurukai) *Association for a strong Japan (力強く日本を再生する会) Iwaya gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by the

Mainichi The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (prev ...

newspaper to parliamentarians in 2012:Mainichi 2012
senkyo.mainichi.jp/46shu/kaihyo_area_meikan.html?mid=A44003002002
/ref> *in favor of the revision of the Constitution *in favor of right of collective self-defense (revision of Article 9) *in favor of reform of the National assembly (unicameral instead of bicameral) *in favor of reactivating nuclear power plants *against the zero nuclear power by 2030s *in favor of the

relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Over the last five decades there have been various plans for the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, a United States Marine Corps base located within the urban area of Ginowan City (pop. 93,661) in Okinawa, Japan. Local opposition w ...

(Okinawa) *in favor of evaluating the purchase of

Senkaku Islands The are a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, administered by Japan. They are located northeast of Taiwan, east of China, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are known in main ...

by the Government *in favor of a strong attitude versus China *against the participation of Japan to the

Trans-Pacific Partnership The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), or Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, was a highly contested proposed trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim economies, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singa ...

*against a nuclear-armed Japan *against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage

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* in Japanese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Iwaya, Takeshi 1957 births Living people Politicians from Ōita Prefecture Members of the Ōita Prefectural Assembly Waseda University alumni Members of Nippon Kaigi Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Japanese defense ministers