Takeshi Iwaya

Takeshi Iwaya
岩屋 毅
Official portrait, 2024
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
1 October 2024
Prime MinisterShigeru Ishiba
Preceded byYōko Kamikawa
Minister of Defense
In office
2 October 2018  11 September 2019
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byItsunori Onodera
Succeeded byTaro Kono
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
26 June 2000
Preceded byEijirō Hata
ConstituencyŌita 3rd (2000–2009; 2012–present)
Kyushu PR (2009–2012)
In office
19 February 1990  18 June 1993
ConstituencyŌita 2nd
Member of the Ōita Prefectural Assembly
In office
1987–1990
Personal details
Born (1957-08-24) 24 August 1957
Beppu, Ōita, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations
New Party Sakigake
New Frontier
EducationWaseda University
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Takeshi Iwaya (岩屋 毅, Iwaya Takeshi, born August 24, 1957) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, or national legislature, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served as the Minister of Defense from 2 October 2018 to 11 September 2019.