Sanae Takaichi
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| Minister of State for Economic Security | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 August 2022 – 1 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Fumio Kishida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Takayuki Kobayashi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Minoru Kiuchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 11 September 2019 – 16 September 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Masatoshi Ishida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ryota Takeda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 3 September 2014 – 3 August 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Yoshitaka Shindō | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Seiko Noda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 11 September 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tetsuji Nakamura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In office 19 July 1993 – 8 November 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 March 1961 Yamatokōriyama, Nara, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | LDP (1996–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouse(s) | Taku Yamamoto
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| Children | 3 stepchildren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Kobe University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sanae Takaichi (高市 早苗, Takaichi Sanae, born 7 March 1961) is a Japanese politician. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2005. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. She had jobs in the cabinet of Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Fumio Kishida. She has ran for President of the Liberal Democratic Party three times in 2021, 2024 and 2025.
Takaichi is a hard-line conservative and hard-line nationalist.[1][2][3] She has supported social conservative views including opposition to same-sex marriage and support for requiring couples to share a last name after marriage.[4]
Early life
Takaichi was born and raised in the city of Nara, Japan.[5] Takaichi graduated from Unebi Senior High School, Kobe University, and the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management.
In 1987, she moved to the United States to work for Democratic U.S. Representative Pat Schroeder as a Congressional Fellow.[6] She returned to Japan in 1989 and wrote a book about her experience in the U.S. Congress.
In March 1989, she became a TV Asahi anchor and she co-hosted the station's "Kodawari TV Pre★Stage" with Renho.[7]
Political career
Takaichi was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 1993 election as an independent.[8] In the following year she joined the minor "Liberals" party led by Koji Kakizawa, which soon merged into the New Frontier Party.[9]
In 2002 she was appointed as the Senior Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under Junichiro Koizumi.
In the 2003 election, she lost in the Nara 1st district by Democratic Party lawmaker Sumio Mabuchi. She moved to the nearby city of Ikoma and won a seat representing the Nara 2nd district in the 2005 election.[10] In 2004, while she was out of the Diet, she taught economics at Kinki University.[8]
LDP Leadership campaigns
On 26 August 2021, Takaichi announced her candidacy for the Liberal Democratic leadership in the 2021 election.[11] She lost the election to former Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida on 29 September.[12]
In August 2024, Takaichi announced she planned to run for the Liberal Democratic leadership election a second time to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.[13] She formally announced her campaign on 9 September.[14] On 27 September, she made it to the run-off but narrowly lost to Shigeru Ishiba.[15]
On 18 September 2025, Takaichi announced her candidacy for LDP president in the 2025 election, following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's resignation.[16] In early polling, Takaichi and Agricultural Minister Shinjirō Koizumi were seen as the early frontrunners of the election.[17]
Personal life
Takaichi married Taku Yamamoto, a fellow member of the House of Representatives, in 2004.[18] The couple did not have any children of their own, but Takaichi adopted her husband's three children from another marriage. They agreed to a divorce in July 2017.[19][20] However, they fixed their marriage in December 2021. She has four grandchildren through her stepchildren.[21][22]
References
- ↑ "Japanese PM denies media reports of his resignation after bruising election loss". France 24. 23 July 2025. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
Ishiba defeated hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi in a party leadership runoff last year.
- ↑ Inagaki, Kana (8 September 2021). "Sanae Takaichi outlines bid to become Japan's first female prime minister". Financial Times. Tokyo. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ McCurry, Justin (2025-09-07). "Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba to resign amid fallout from disastrous elections". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ↑ Rich, Motoko; Inoue, Makiko; Hida, Hikari (20 September 2021). "A Hard-Line Conservative Hopes to Be Japan's First Female Leader". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ "第201回国会 本会議 第10号（令和2年3月17日（火曜日））". www.shugiin.go.jp. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "プロフィール | 高市早苗(たかいちさなえ)". sanae.gr.jp. Archived from the original on 2024-09-29. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ↑ "高市早苗氏が30年前、立民･蓮舫氏と並んでテレビ司会をしていた過去". NEWSポストセブン (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "The Cabinet: TAKAICHI Sanae". Prime Minister's Office. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ↑ "新党結成、政界再編の歴史 写真特集：時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ↑ Johnston, Eric (2017-05-21). "Redrawing of Nara's electoral map may force internal affairs chief into rematch with DP's Mabuchi". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ↑ Johnston, Eric (27 August 2021). "Off to the races: LDP presidential election campaign begins". The Japan Times. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ↑ "Fumio Kishida to Become Japan's Next Prime Minister After Party Election Win". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "自民党・高市早苗氏、総裁選「本格的に準備進めていく」" (in Japanese). 日本経済新聞. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "Conservative Sanae Takaichi makes 2nd bid in Japan ruling party chief race". Kyodo News. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ↑ "【速報中】自民党新総裁に石破氏 決選投票で高市氏破る". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ↑ "Japan veteran lawmaker Takaichi says she will run in LDP leadership race". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ↑ "Japan PM hopefuls prepare leadership bids, markets recoil". Reuters. 8 September 2025. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ↑ "Marriage Report". Archived from the original on 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- ↑ "高市総務相「仮面夫婦」だった自民党の山本拓衆院議員と離婚 〈週刊朝日〉". AERA dot. (アエラドット) (in Japanese). 2017-07-19. Archived from the original on 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ↑ 「週刊文春」編集部 (27 April 2022). "高市早苗デッド政調会長の再婚 夫の山本拓血を求める・前衆院議員が「高市姓」に". 文春オンライン. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ↑ "高市早苗の家族は？息子は養子？孫の存在・結婚・離婚の情報についても調査！ ｜ monjiroBLOG". monjiroBLOG (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ↑ "高市総務相が山本拓議員と離婚 政治的立場の違いで - 社会 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
Other websites
- Official website (in Japanese)