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is a Japanese politician who currently serves 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 ...

of Japan since August 2022, previously serving from 2008 to 2009. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he also serves in the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

, having taken office in 1993. In September 2008, under the Cabinet of Prime Minister

Tarō Asō is a Japanese politician serving as the Vice President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. Asō previously served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2008 to 2009 and as Deputy Prime Minister of Japan and Minister of Finance from 2 ...

, Hamada was appointed as

. This was Hamada's first Cabinet position. He was appointed to the same position under the Cabinet of Prime Minister

Fumio Kishida is a Japanese politician serving as Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. A member of the House of Representatives, he previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2017 and ...

in 2022."Aso elected premier / Announces Cabinet lineup himself; poll likely on Nov. 2"
''The Yomiuri Shimbun'', 25 September 2008.

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* in Japanese. , - Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Living people 1955 births Politicians from Chiba Prefecture Japanese defense ministers Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Senshu University alumni 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub