National Security Advisor (Japan)
Director-General of the National Security Secretariat | |
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国家安全保障局長 | |
Office of the Prime Minister of Japan | |
Style | His Excellency |
Reports to | Prime Minister of Japan |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Japan |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | December 4, 2013 |
Deputy | Deputy Director-General of the National Security Secretariat |
The Director-General of the National Security Secretariat (国家安全保障局長, Kokka-Anzen-Hoshō-Kyoku-Chō), commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor of Japan, is the head of the National Security Secretariat, a department within the Cabinet Secretariat in charge of the National Security Council. [1] As the principal advisor to the Prime Minister on all matters regarding national security, the Director-General is one of the most senior officials in the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan, participating in all meetings of the National Security Council.[2] The Director-General is appointed and serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister.
The current Director-General is former Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takeo Akiba, who took office on 7 July, 2021.[3]
List of Director-General's
No. | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Tenure length | Ref |
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1 | Shotaro Yachi | 4 December 2013 | 12 September 2019 | 5 years and 283 days | [4] |
2 | Shigeru Kitamura | 13 September 2019 | 6 July 2021 | 1 year and 297 days | [5] |
3 | Takeo Akiba | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years and 32 days | [5] |
References
- ^ "The National Security Secretariat". www.cas.go.jp.
- ^ "The National Security Council" (PDF). www.kantei.go.jp.
- ^ "Top Japan diplomat Akiba to be tapped as national security adviser". Nikkei Asia.
- ^ "Kitamura to replace Yachi as Abe's nat'l security adviser: gov't". Kyodo News.
- ^ a b "Takeo Akiba, close aide to Suga, named Japan's top national security adviser". Japan Times.