Karen Makishima

Karen Makishima
牧島かれん
Official portrait, 2013
Minister for Digital Transformation
In office
4 October 2021  10 August 2022
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byTakuya Hirai
Succeeded byTaro Kono
Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform
In office
4 October 2021  10 August 2022
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byTaro Kono
Succeeded byNaoki Okada
Member of the House of Representatives
for Kanagawa's 17th district
Assumed office
16 December 2012
Preceded byYōsuke Kamiyama
Personal details
Born (1976-11-01) 1 November 1976
Kanagawa, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materInternational Christian University
George Washington University
OccupationUniversity professor

Karen Makishima (牧島かれん, Makishima Karen, born November 1, 1976) is a Japanese politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, she has been a member of the House of Representatives from the Kanagawa 17th district since 2012.