The Minister of Defense (防衛大臣 Bōei Daijin), or Bōei-shō (防衛相), is the Cabinet of Japan member in charge of the Ministry of Defense. The current Japanese Minister of Defense is Toshimi Kitazawa, a member of the DPJ.
On January 9, 2007, the Japan Defense Agency changed its name to the Ministry of Defense, and its head was the Director General of the Defense Agency.
| Name | From | To | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fumio Kyuma | January 9, 2007 | July 4, 2007 | Shinzo Abe |
| Yuriko Koike | July 4, 2007 | August 27, 2007 | Shinzo Abe |
| Masahiko Kōmura | August 27, 2007 | September 26, 2007 | Shinzo Abe |
| Shigeru Ishiba | September 26, 2007 | August 2, 2008 | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Yoshimasa Hayashi | August 2, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Yasukazu Hamada | September 24, 2008 | September 16, 2009 | Taro Aso |
| Toshimi Kitazawa | September 16, 2009 | Yukio Hatoyama |
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