Minister of State for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform

Nobuteru ISHIHARA

Born : April 19, 1957, Tokyo

Education

1978	Studied at Elmira College, New York
1981	Graduated from Faculty of Letters, Keio University

Career

1981	Entered Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)
1990	Elected to the House of Represetnatives (HR) Deputy Director, Youth Division, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
1993	Returned to the HR Director, Committee on Finance, HR Deputy Director, Public Speeches Division, LDP Deputy Director, Division of the Cabinet Office, LDP Deputy Director, Division of Treasury and Finance, LDP Deputy Chairman, National Campaign Headquarters, LDP Deputy Director, Publicity Division, LDP
1994	Director, Special Committee on Consumers Affairs, HR Deputy Director, Division of Treasury and Finance, LDP
1996	Returned to the HR Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Trade and Industry
1997	Director, Committee on Commerce and Industry, HR
1998	Director, Committee on Environment, HR Director, Special Committee on Financial Stabilization, HR
2000	Returned to the HR
2001	Minister of State for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform
2002	Minister of State for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform