Shigeru Ishiba
Shigeru Ishiba (石破 茂, Ishiba Shigeru, born 4 February 1957) is a Japanese politician. Ishiba is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and of Heisei-Kenkyukai (part of the party faction led by Fukushiro Nukaga) until 2011.[1]
Shigeru Ishiba | |
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石破 茂 | |
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| Minister for Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy | |
| In office 3 September 2014 – 3 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Kozo Yamamoto |
| Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 26 September 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Kosuke Hori |
| Succeeded by | Sadakazu Tanigaki |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 24 September 2008 – 16 September 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarō Asō |
| Preceded by | Nobutaka Machimura Acting |
| Succeeded by | Hirotaka Akamatsu |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 26 September 2007 – 1 August 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Yasuo Fukuda |
| Preceded by | Masahiko Kōmura |
| Succeeded by | Yoshimasa Hayashi |
| Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency | |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 27 September 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Junichiro Koizumi |
| Preceded by | Gen Nakatani |
| Succeeded by | Yoshinori Ohno |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 8 July 1986 | |
| Constituency | Tottori 1st district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1957 Yazu, Tottori, Japan |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Ishiba was Director General of the Japan Defense Agency under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi from 2002 to 2004.
He was Minister of Defense under Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008 and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries under Tarō Asō from 2008 to 2009. The LDP lost government in 2009, entering Opposition.
In August 2020, he announced his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic leadership election to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.[2] He lost the election on 14 September to Yoshihide Suga, coming in third place.
References change
- ↑ "Fukuda Cabinet launched / Changes minimized to reduce impact on Diet business" Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, The Yomiuri Shimbun, 26 September 2007.
- ↑ "Suga front-runner in Japan's LDP race as grassroots members excluded from vote". Mainichi Daily News. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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