ISHIBA Shigeru
Prime Minister
Profile
- Date of birth
- Feb. 4, 1957
- Hometown
- Yazu Town, Tottori Prefecture
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP)
- Affiliation
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Constituency
- Tottori 1st
- Number of times elected
- 12
Past career
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- Mar. 1979
- Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Keio University
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- Oct. 2024
- The 102nd Prime Minister
- Oct. 2021
- Elected to the House of Representatives (49th General Election)
- Oct. 2017
- Elected to the House of Representatives (48th General Election)
- Oct. 2015
- Minister in charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan
Minister of State for the National Strategic Special Zones (until Aug. 2016) (3rd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled)) - Dec. 2014
- Elected to the House of Representatives (47th General Election)
- Sep. 2014
- Minister in charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan
Minister of State for the National Strategic Special Zones
(until Oct. 2015) (2nd Abe Cabinet (Reshuffled), 3rd Abe Cabinet) - Dec. 2012
- Elected to the House of Representatives (46th General Election)
- Sep. 2012
- Secretary-General, LDP (until Sep. 2014)
- Sep. 2009
- Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP (until Sep. 2011)
- Aug. 2009
- Elected to the House of Representatives (45th General Election)
- Sep. 2008
- Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Aso Cabinet)
- Sep. 2007
- Minister of Defense (until Aug. 2008) (Fukuda Cabinet)
- Sep. 2005
- Elected to the House of Representatives (44th General Election)
- Nov. 2003
- Elected to the House of Representatives (43rd General Election)
- Sep. 2002
- Minister of State (Defense) (until Sep. 2004) (1st Koizumi Cabinet (Reshuffled), 2nd Koizumi Cabinet , 2nd Koizumi Cabinet (Reshuffled))
- Jan. 2001
- Senior Vice Minister (Defense) (until Apr. 2001)(2nd Mori Cabinet (Reshuffled))
- Dec. 2000
- Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Defense (until Jan. 2001) (2nd Mori Cabinet (Reshuffled))
- Jul. 2000
- Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (until Feb. 2000) (2nd Mori Cabinet)
- Jun. 2000
- Elected to the House of Representatives (42nd General Election)
- Aug. 1998
- Chairperson, Standing Committee on Transport, House of Representatives
- Oct. 1996
- Elected to the House of Representatives (41st General Election)
- Jan. 1996
- Chairperson, Special Committee on Deregulation, House of Representatives
- Jul. 1993
- Elected to the House of Representatives (40th General Election)
- Dec. 1992
- Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (until Jun. 1993) (Miyazawa Cabinet (Reshuffled) )
- Feb. 1990
- Elected to the House of Representatives (39th General Election)
- Jul. 1986
- Elected to the House of Representatives (38th General Election)
- Jan. 1983
- Left Mitsui Bank
- Apr. 1979
- Joined Mitsui Bank