Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Photo of Shigeru Ishiba
Shigeru ISHIBA


Date of birth: February 4, 1957 (Tottori Prefecture)
Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency: Tottori Prefecture 1st district (Elected 7 times)

Education
March 1979Graduated from Keio University (Bachelor of Law)

Career
Sep. 2008 - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Sep. 2007 - Aug. 2008Minister of Defense
Sep. 2002 - Sep. 2004Minister of State for Defense
Jan. 2001 - Apr. 2001Senior Vice Minister for Defense
Dec. 2000 - Jan. 2001Senior State Secretary for Defense
Jul. 2000 - Dec. 2000Senior State Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Aug. 1998 - Oct. 1999Chairman,Committee on Transport, HR
Jun. 1996 - Sep. 1996Chairman,Special Committee on Deregulation, HR
Dec. 1992 - Jun. 1993Parliamentary Vice Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Jul. 1986Elected as a member of the House of Representatives,
(38th General Election) (Elected 7 times)
Jan. 1983Left Mitsui Bank
Apr. 1979Joined Mitsui Bank