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Shigeru ISHIBA

Shigeru ISHIBA

Minister in charge of Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan
Minister of State for the National Strategic Special Zones

Date of birth: February 4, 1957 (Tottori Prefecture)
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Tottori Prefecture 1st district (Elected 10 times)

Education

 March 1979

 Graduated from Keio University (Bachelor of Law)

Career

Dec. 2014

Minister of State for the National Strategic Special Zones (the Third Abe Cabinet)

Sep. 2014

Minister of State for the National Strategic Special Zones (the reshuffled Second Abe Cabinet)

Sep. 2012

Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party

Sep. 2009

Policy Research Council chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party

Sep. 2008

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Sep. 2007

Minister of Defense

Sep. 2002

Minister of State for Defense

Jan. 2001

Senior Vice Minister for Defense

Dec. 2000

Senior State Secretary for Defense

Jul. 2000

Senior State Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Aug. 1998

Chairman of the Committee on Transport, HR

Jun. 1996

Chairman of the Special Committee on Deregulation, HR

Dec. 1992

Parliamentary Vice Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Jul. 1986

Elected as a member of the House of Representatives,
 (38th General Election) (Elected 7 times)

Jan. 1983

Left Mitsui Bank

Apr. 1979

Joined Mitsui Bank

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