Shigeru Kitamura

Shigeru Kitamura
北村滋
Official portrait, 2019
Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat
In office
13 September 2019  7 July 2021
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Yoshihide Suga
Preceded byShotaro Yachi
Succeeded byTakeo Akiba
Director of Cabinet Intelligence
In office
27 December 2011  11 September 2019
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Shinzo Abe
Preceded byShin'ichi Uemastu
Succeeded byHiroaki Takizawa
Personal details
Born (1956-12-27) 27 December 1956
Tokyo, Japan
EducationKaisei Academy
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Shigeru Kitamura (北村 滋, Kitamura Shigeru; born 27 December 1956) is a Japanese police officer who served as Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat from 2019 to 2021 and Director of Cabinet Intelligence from 2011 to 2019.

Kitamura was a trusted advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on matters of national security.