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Takeshi Iwaya

Politician

Takeshi Iwaya is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ivaja Takesi · Iwaya Takeshi · Takeshi Iwaya · Takeşi İvaya · Takeši Iwaja · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Iwaya Takeshi · Takeshi Iwaya · Takeši Iwaja · Ивая Такэси · Ивая, Такэси · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1957-08-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Beppu				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Japan				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Takeshi				[sources]
Last name	Iwaya				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Website	www.t-iwaya.com · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1654639				[sources]
Position	Minister for Foreign Affairs (2024-) · Minister for Foreign Affairs (2024-2024) · Minister of Defense of Japan (2018-2019) · Minister of Foreign Affairs · Shūgiin (member, 2014-2017) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	Waseda University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Japanese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Foreign Affairs	2024-11-11	-
Minister for Foreign Affairs	-	-
Member of the Shūgiin	2017-11-01	-
Minister for Foreign Affairs	2024-10-01	2024-11-11
member of the House of Representatives of Japan	-	-
Minister of Defense of Japan	2018-10-02	2019-09-11
member of the House of Representatives of Japan	2017-10-22	2021-10-14
member of the House of Representatives of Japan	2021-10-31	2024-10-09
member of the Ōita Prefectural Assembly	-	-
Member of the Shūgiin	2014-12-14	2017-09-28

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories380,892

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Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,030

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United States of America · CIA

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,039

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DGACM

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,157

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Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician58,336

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MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata354,065

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,259

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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