Karen Makishima

Karen Makishima (牧島かれん, Makishima Karen, born November 1, 1976) is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives, representing the Kanagawa 17th district. She was given the portfolios of Minister of Digital Agency, 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 Fumio Kishida's cabinet since October 2021.[1] She was preceded by Taro Kono as Minister in charge of Administrative Reforms and Regulatory Reform. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. [2]

Karen Makishima
牧島かれん
Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform
Assumed office
4 October 2021
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Preceded byTaro Kono
Member of the House of Representatives
for Kanagawa's 17th district
Assumed office
16 December 2012
Personal details
Born (1976-11-01) 1 November 1976
Kanagawa, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materGeorge Washington University

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]

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


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