Karen Makishima

Japanese politician

牧島かれん

Minister for DigitalIn office
4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022Prime MinisterFumio KishidaPreceded byTakuya Hirai (as Digital Minister)Succeeded byTaro Kono (as Minister for Digital Transformation)Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory ReformIn office
4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022Prime MinisterFumio KishidaPreceded byTaro KonoSucceeded byNaoki OkadaMember of the House of Representatives
for Kanagawa's 17th district

Incumbent

Assumed office
16 December 2012Preceded byYōsuke Kamiyama Personal detailsBorn (1976-11-01) 1 November 1976 (age 47)
Kanagawa, JapanPolitical partyLiberal Democratic PartyAlma materGeorge Washington University

Karen Makishima (牧島かれん, Makishima Karen, born November 1, 1976) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Digital Affairs, Minister for Digital Reform, Minister in charge of Administrative Reforms, Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform and Minister of State for Regulatory Reform in the First Kishida Cabinet.^[1] A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, she has been a member of the House of Representatives from the Kanagawa 17th district since 2012.^[2]

Early life and education

Makishima was born in Yokosuka, Kanagawa. Her father was an assistant to representative Junichiro Koizumi and stood as a proportional representation candidate in the 1998 House of Councillors election. She received her bachelor's and doctorate from International Christian University and master's from George Washington University.^[3]

Political career

She ran for the Kanagawa 17th district seat in the 2009 election, but lost to DPJ candidate Yosuke Kamiyama. She defeated Kamiyama to win the seat in the 2012 election.

References

^ "New Prime Minister Kishida Fumio Names a Cabinet with Many Fresh Faces". nippon.com. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
^ "MAKISHIMA Karen | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan". www.jimin.jp. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
^ "MAKISHIMA Karen | Liberal Democratic Party of Japan". www.jimin.jp. Retrieved 2021-10-09.