Karen Makishima
牧島かれん
Minister for Digital
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Takuya Hirai (as Digital Minister)
Succeeded by	Taro Kono (as Minister for Digital Transformation)
Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Taro Kono
Succeeded by	Naoki Okada
Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa's 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 December 2012
Preceded by	Yōsuke Kamiyama
Personal details
Born	(1976-11-01) 1 November 1976 (age 47) Kanagawa, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	George 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

External links

• Official site

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