Yoshimasa Hayashi

person

Japanese politician (born 1961)

Yoshimasa Hayashi is a Japanese politician who has been serving as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications since October 2025. Hayashi previously held six cabinet positions: Minister of Defence, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chief Cabinet Secretary.