Fumio Kyūma

Fumio Kyūma (久間 章生, Kyūma Fumio, born 4 December 1940) is a Japanese politician who has served in the Diet of Japan since 1980. Kyuma graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1964 and worked for the Ministry of Agriculture. He was elected to the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly in 1971 serving three terms before being elected to the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for Nagasaki Number 2.

Fumio Kyūma
久間 章生
Minister of Defense
In office
9 January 2007  3 July 2007
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYuriko Koike
Minister of State, Head of the Japan Defense Agency
In office
26 September 2006  8 January 2007
Prime MinisterShinzō Abe
Preceded byFukushiro Nukaga
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
7 November 1996  30 July 1998
Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Preceded byHideo Usui
Succeeded byFukushiro Nukaga
Personal details
Born (1940-12-04) 4 December 1940
Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Kyūma is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.

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