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 is the leader of the Suigetsukai party faction, and a member of the Heisei Kenkyūkai faction, which was then led by Fukushiro Nukaga, until 2011.
Shigeru Ishiba | |
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石破 茂 | |
Ishiba in 2015 | |
| Minister for Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy | |
| In office 3 September 2014 – 3 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kozo Yamamoto |
| Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party | |
| In office 26 September 2012 – 3 September 2014 | |
| President | Shinzo 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 Defense | |
| In office 26 September 2007 – 2 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 |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party (1986–1993, 1997–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Japan Renewal (1993–1994) Group of Reform (1994) Liberal Reform Union (1994) New Frontier (1994–1996) Independent (1996–1997) |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
Ishiba served as 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 2012, he sought to challenge Opposition Leader Sadakazu Tanigaki for the presidency of the LDP, but was defeated by former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. He accepted the position of Secretary-General of the LDP on 27 September 2012. From 3 September 2014 to 3 August 2016, he served in cabinet as minister overseeing regional economic revitalization and policies aimed at reversing population decline.